When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 618

Christine was in the throes of a vibrant dance floor, lost in the beats and lights, when her wristwatch buzzed with an incoming call. As she reached to check it, an unseen force whisked her away from the dance and into the privacy of a lounge.

Stumbling through the doorway, she regained her footing only to lock eyes with a face both familiar and icily distant.

Before she could utter a word, her wristwatch vibrated once more. It was Jane on the line. “Have you been able to reach Dailey? I can’t seem to get a hold of Gregory.”

What a coincidence, Dailey was right there in front of her.

Christine extended her watch towards him. “Hear that, Mr. Clarkson?”

Dailey, catching the urgency, immediately dialed out on his phone.

on the line with Jane, asked,

“No luck there.”

her being pregnant. Instead, she offered reassurance, “Maybe he’s on a flight back? A guy like Gregory? He’s more likely to be the bully than the bullied. Pregnancy can make you overthink, Jane. Let’s focus on the positives, alright?” Mid-conversation, Christine’s high heels betrayed her on the plush carpet, sending her tumbling

through to Jane right now. Just pacify her, tell her everything’s connected and Gregory will

aloud about Gregory’s situation only to find Dailey had already left the

through to them Gregory’s

words, Jane’s worry was palpable, “Is it something serious? Is Gregory

with Dailey again if we don’t hear back soon.

wait, her concern only slightly

on a couch, eyeing his shattered phone with a cold detachment that matched the icy silence

secured

over his

your wife’s been trying

call now, or she won’t