When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 709

“I gotta admit, I’m more upfront than you are.”

Nelly just laughed it off, her smile as if soldered onto her face..

Her tone remained gentle, “Tonight, let’s clear up their past misunderstandings. Tomorrow, we’ll give them something new to puzzle over.”

Outside, the escape room owner watched the surveillance feed and said to a nearby employee, “These two have got some nerve. Ghosts have been floating around for ages, and here they are, calmly chatting away.”

…

As the car pulled into the underground parking lot, Christine was already reaching to open the door before the car had fully stopped.

Dailey’s hand shot out, pressing the door closed, “If you want to talk in the car, I’m all ears.”

“You’ve got to be kidding me.”

Christine’s tone was icy as she shot back.

The driver, sensing the tension, quickly made himself scarce.

“Do you want to go upstairs, or stay here?” Dailey asked.

Christine kicked at him, “Neither. I don’t want to talk to you. Sharing the same air as you makes me sick.”

Especially with that subtle scent of jasmine lingering on him from Nelly.

her legs with his, his jaw set tight,

but couldn’t break free. She tried everything but was still

Damn it.

if he’s

stopped struggling, saving her energy, and turned her head away, ignoring

her to look at him. In this awkward position, he slowly said, “I was at fault that time at

said my piece,

Christine remained silent.

had planned to apologize. I messaged you to meet at a

“You didn’t show.”

a hint of

a

supposed to show up at a café because you

fixed everything, what would we

you say today, I won’t forgive

carefully, Dailey, I, Christine, want nothing

cut off

so frustrated. She used

ever turn the tables

was

Damn it.

she flirted with him, he was as detached as a monk

in, determined to

rebuffed her, leaving her verbally

even what

really got to her was him cozying up to his first love,