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

was cold, “Just get on

looked at me,

want to

but my legs were too

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a swift move, pulling

his lap,

struggled to stand, but he gripped my waist. “Jane, I want to celebrate Valentine’s Day too. You

mean by

already told you, I didn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day with

let’s celebrate Valentine’s

tightened his hold around my

words came out all twisted. “Why…why not, go celebrate if you want to. It’s not like I can

“What I mean is…”

fixed on me, a smirk playing on his

now, that you want to

voice turned cold, “What are we? We’ve been a lot of things over the years,

“I never saw you as a backup. And about ditching… what happened back

shouldn’t have been so

off and going back to Bryant, I was

turned icy, “And yet, you’ve never

past is the

I managed to stand up, licking my lips, “Some things… Maybe it’s better not

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up the past could

last chance. No explanation this time, and as

took a deep breath. “Back then, what

*Click*

door interrupted us as Edith burst in, dropping bags on

aren’t you going 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

her. Only her head was visible over a piece of