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.

with his, his jaw set tight, “Fine, seems you

She tried everything but was still firmly

Damn it.

what if he’s

stopped struggling, saving her energy, and turned her

this awkward position, he slowly said, “I was

said my piece,

Christine remained silent.

“Before Gregory proposed, I had planned to apologize. I messaged you to meet at a café,

“You didn’t show.”

a hint

subtly, a hint

you’re apologizing, I’m just supposed to show up at a café because you say so? Why

fixed everything, what would

what you say today,

I, Christine, want nothing to do

cut off before

had never felt so frustrated. She used to rule the

raised would ever turn the

Dailey was the

Damn it.

flirted with him, he was

spirit kicked in, determined to break his

rebuffed her, leaving her

that wasn’t even what pissed

was him cozying up to