When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 731

The words made a surprising amount of sense.

Christine thought to herself, nobody’s a pushover.

If he had run straight to Merritt after she had left him at the airport, going crazy would have been understandable. Maybe he just couldn’t handle the idea that someone he’d chased for so long had moved on so seamlessly.

But…

“Alright, since you say you like me, and you’d do anything if I forgive you, then promise me one thing,” she said. Dailey replied, “Anything but giving you up.”

And with those words, he effectively blocked any escape route she might have considered.

Leaning against the door, Christine felt deflated but decided to lay it all out.

“Dailey, I was impulsive when I started flirting with you. I owe you an apology.”

“I appreciate that you have feelings for me, but we can’t be together.”

There’s no future in it.

Dailey paused, the shift in conversation catching him off guard.

“Because of Merritt?” he asked.

“No,” Christine replied.

“Then why?”

you and I come

been out on the balcony, smoking

thought about not holding Christine back. She belonged to the skies, not

alone, he couldn’t help but

clear

least, they could meet without animosity, maybe even share a meal

genuine smile, not one

marry you, and the Clarkson family won’t

seen too many lovers go from adoring each other one

thelongs to

Take Steven, for instance.

started as fun, but they

wanted to get serious, he chose an arranged marriage with someone more his

background was even more prestigious than

possibly marry

what if he

matter how small the

have the confidence that she could be more

drop

he quickly grabbed her

back down from a challenge. Speak your mind, I can

there was