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.

his, his jaw set tight,

couldn’t break free. She

Damn it.

if

eventually stopped struggling, saving her energy, and

didn’t force her to look at him. In this awkward position, he slowly

my piece,

Christine remained silent.

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

“You didn’t show.”

voice carried a hint

a

so if you want to insult me, it’s fine, but if you’re apologizing, I’m just supposed to show up at a café because you say so? Why should I?” “And since when does an apology automatically

everything, what would we need

say today, I

want nothing

words were cut off before she

frustrated. She used to rule the

would ever turn the

Dailey was the

Damn it.

with him, he was as detached as a

spirit kicked in, determined to break his

her, leaving her verbally

that wasn’t even what pissed her off the

to her was him cozying up