When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 450

I stood frozen in place.

Ike wriggled out of his restraints and rushed back to me like a little cub, clutching my legs as tears streamed down his face. “That’s not true, Uncle, you’re being so unfair!”

Hearing this, Gregory chuckled, his gaze steady on me. “Is that so?”

I guessed he had misunderstood something. The things he said were meant to test me. He was staring at me, waiting for me to provide a contradicting answer. This was probably the last chance he was giving me.

Slowly, I diverted my gaze, crouching down to hug the sobbing Ike, wiping away his tears. “It’s okay, Ike. Uncle was wrong. Can you give your sister a little time? I need to explain something to your uncle, alright?”

The little munchkin blinked his teary long lashes, his voice soft and milky. “Okay…”

“Chris.” I dialed Christine’s number.

She answered with confusion, “What’s up?”

“Can you come up to the fifth floor? Take Ike to the birthday party, will you?”

“Sure.” Christine sensed something was off in my tone and agreed promptly, but she couldn’t help asking with concern, “What’s going on?”

I pressed my lips together, “I’ll explain tonight.”

leaving me and Gregory alone, one standing outside, the other inside. In a standoff. Annoyed

at him, licking my dry lips. “Gregory, has anyone ever

childish?”

say anything nice. But as a child, I was the

you won’t even

dare?” I smiled faintly, looking at him. “Is it about what happened

“Yes.”

“You looked into me?”

Chapter 450

“Yes.”

“What did you find?”

“What do you think?”

learning from Dave, and battling depression, I

Mark’s name. Gregory’s expression turned even colder, and I immediately understood what he was upset

him.

second, unable to hold back any longer, he wrapped his arms around my waist, lifting me slightly, responding with a stormy kiss. Bit by bit,

neck, stepping back, my eyes glistening with tears, my voice soft yet

explain. During those two years abroad, I lived in a house that was Mark’s; he did take good care of me, but it was just that, nothing beyond friendship. Even when he occasionally came to

been upset about. I wasn’t sure at first, but seeing his reaction to the caller ID,

this, Gregory pulled me close again, still deliberately stern, “What

aback, “What else

I have

I didn’t know the extent of his network, but since he