When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 492

Every word he said was like electricity, coursing from my ears straight to the very tip of my heart.

I let out a long sigh of relief, finally understanding the root of his mood swing at lunch.

Gregory noticed my sigh, a mix of relief and confusion dancing in his eyes. “Why the heavy sigh?” “Really? You have to ask?”

I pinched his waist, a playful grunt escaping me. “You were there, sipping on your soup, and suddenly, the atmosphere around you just shifted. Scared me half to death.”

Gregory paused for a moment, his voice dropping to a whisper, “Why didn’t you ask me about it then?”

I admitted, fidgeting with my hands. Under the weight of his love, I felt myself piecing back together, no longer worried about appearances or awkwardness, but simply looking up at him. “I guess I’ve gone so long without truly having anything that I get scared of losing it before it’s

mine with a mix of exasperation and fondness. “Take it slow, Jane. I’m only thirty. Even if I don’t live to be a hundred,

that time to make up for what I missed

time to make you

and every part of me, all belong

and moving, somehow

enveloping me, igniting a warmth that spread across my cheeks, ears, and

my racing heart was sure to

and embarrassed, I wriggled out of his grip on my

am I a rogue?” he teased, his laughter pushing me back until I had no more room to retreat. Then, in a swift

looking down at me. “Jane, let me show you what being a rogue

I could protest, his lips claimed