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 concerns to Jane, especially with 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

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

aloud about Gregory’s situation only to

Jane’s call came through again. Christine reassured her, “Dailey got through to them Gregory’s just tied up, but he’ll call you

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

again if we don’t hear

to wait, her concern only slightly eased by her friend’s

sea, Gregory finally settled on a couch, eyeing his shattered phone with a cold detachment that matched the

having secured

over his own

wife’s been

or she won’t sleep