When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 420

“Remember that.”

When it came to serious matters, he could be surprisingly straight–laced. His voice was slow and steady, “She claimed that only Dorothy and her daughter were behind it. Couldn’t pin anything else on her, and it didn’t seem right to keep holding her without more evidence, so we let her go. Why? What’s up?”

“I saw her yesterday.”

I didn’t stop what I was doing but looked up at Gregory. “Remember how Bella suddenly announced last year she had a daughter? Guess who that daughter

is?”

“Her?”

“Yeah, now goes by the name Summer.”

I was puzzled.

Gregory’s brown eyes narrowed slightly. “I’ll have someone dig into it.”

He never liked to drag his feet. He made a call right then and there.

And the response was quick.

Just as I finished massaging his legs, the phone rang.

Gregory answered, “Talk to me.”

“Greg, there’s nothing suspicious on the surface. Just Bella suddenly declaring

– she has a daughter, Summer. Can’t find much else. Looks like someone’s

covered their tracks well.”

“Any way to find out more?”

time. You

voice was cold,

looked at me, “Done with

to overdo

were too numb, and I

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a swift move, pulling me into his

on his lap, his scent of mint filling my

to stand, but he gripped my waist. “Jane, I want to celebrate Valentine’s Day too. You can’t

did he mean

at him. “I already told you, I didn’t celebrate Valentine’s

let’s celebrate Valentine’s

his hold around my waist,

clear, but when I tried to speak, my words came out all twisted. “Why…why not, go celebrate if you want to. It’s not like I

“What I mean is…”

gaze fixed on me, a smirk playing on his lips, “Celebrate Valentine’s Day

we now, that you want to celebrate Valentine’s Day?” I

been a lot of things over the years, haven’t we? Childhood friends, fiancés,

And about ditching…

have

by breaking it off and going back to Bryant, I was doing him

gaze suddenly turned icy, “And yet, you’ve never offered

the past

I managed to stand up, licking my lips, “Some things… Maybe it’s

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up the past could unearth

“And what if I insist? Jane, this might be your last chance. No explanation this time, and as you wish, we’ll

took a deep breath. “Back then, what

*Click*

on the nearby couch

to greet your sister? I might have been out on a date, but I didn’t forget to bring you some treats. And about your ‘just friends‘ situation with

her head was