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 in a

cold, “Just

hanging up, he looked at

want to

tried to stand up but my legs were too numb, and I fell

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in a swift move, pulling me into

ended up sitting on his lap, his scent of

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

did he mean by

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

celebrate

tightened his hold around

intention was 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

“What I mean is…”

his gaze fixed on me, a smirk playing

what are we now, that you want to celebrate Valentine’s

mocking light in his eyes, but his voice turned cold, “What are we? We’ve been a lot of things over the years, haven’t we? Childhood friends, fiancés, friends, or

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

have

by breaking it off and going back to Bryant,

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

the past is

licking my lips, “Some things… Maybe it’s better

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up the past

chance. No explanation this time, and as you wish, we’ll just be friends

my fists, took a

*Click*

bags on the nearby couch and bending to untie her

going to greet your sister? I might have been out on a date, but I didn’t forget to bring you some

her head was visible over a piece of