When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 728

Seeing Dailey’s figure nowhere in sight as she turned around, Christine felt a pang of sadness.

The elevator ascended, and Merritt chatted away, trying to distract her. She only half-listened, nursing a headache and responding with little enthusiasm. But Merritt didn’t seem to mind; he was just happy to be there for her. He supported her back to her room, gently helped her sit on the couch, and went to make her a cup of honey lemon tea, a small gesture of care.

He then proceeded to make the bed for her, while he resigned himself to the couch in the living room, grabbing a blanket for himself.

Suddenly, Christine felt sobered up by the reality of their situation. “Merritt, I can’t keep pretending,” she said.

A long, heavy silence followed.

Merritt stood there, clutching his blanket, just looking at Christine. His eyes were filled with hurt.

Christine rubbed her face, “I appreciate everything you’ve done for me, and you’ve been really great, but we can’t go any further. I don’t want to lead you on.”

in character for your job, let’s not do

hugged the blanket tighter, his lips

ask why, but it seemed pointless. The answer

find a reason, any reason, to keep playing Christine’s boyfriend, thinking maybe, just maybe, she would eventually fall for him. But deep

him out of boredom, and he, eager for any connection, had played along with her game, pretending to be the

Not just by her looks but by her

the weight of his family’s expectations for as long as he could remember, working tirelessly to pay for his education and his grandmother’s medical bills. His youthful spark

should take the bed. This room is yours. I’ll get another one. You’ve had a long day, get some rest,” he said, prepared to leave but feeling an invisible weight anchor

leave, but

door, Merritt caught

her dress. “Do you

is that it?” he choked

е

“I couldn’t protect you from Dailey, couldn’t do anything but watch you get hurt. I don’t

not to like me. There’s

thought much of him. He was the one who had approached her, putting on the facade of a worldly man. It was amusing to her