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?”

take some time. You

voice was cold,

at me, “Done

to

up but my legs were too numb, and I

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move, pulling me

ended up sitting on his lap, his scent of

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

he mean by

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

celebrate

tightened his hold around my waist, pulling

was clear, but when I tried to speak, my words came out all twisted. “Why…why

“What I mean is…”

out the words, his gaze fixed on me, a smirk playing on his lips, “Celebrate Valentine’s

now, that you want

“What are we? We’ve been a lot of things

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

have been

breaking it off and going back to Bryant, I

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

the past is

was fading, and I managed to stand up, licking my lips, “Some

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up the past could

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

a deep breath.

*Click*

the front door interrupted us as Edith burst in, dropping bags on the nearby

date, but I didn’t forget to bring you some treats. And about your ‘just

Only her head was visible over a piece of