Chapter 1685: "No," Tracy's response cut through the air like a blade.
Jayden, watching their emotional dance with mounting frustration, finally broke in. "Tracy, we chere for the truth about you and Lowell." Tracy's eyebrow arched elegantly. "Who I choose to be with isn't your concern. Is it somehow criminal forto be with him?" "Not criminal," Jayden countered, "but I sense you're heading down that path." He paused meaningfully before continuing, "How did you convince Lowell to be with you? You two have bad blood between you-both of you know that." Tracy toyed with a strand of hair, her voice dripping with false casualness. "A single woman dating a single man. What's so extraordinary about that? It's not like you've never seen a couple before." As she played with her hair, Shaun's gaze caught the telltale marks adorning her neck.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHis sharp intake of breath preceded his sudden movement. He seized her wrist, tilting her head to examine the evidence more closely.
The marks told their own story-sfresh, sfading.
Shaun's eyes flooded with crimson rage. His fingers tightened around her wrist as he growled, "Are those from Lowell?" Discover more on galnovs(uso de "ç" y "o" griega) Tracy met his gaze unflinchingly. "Of course. Who else would they be from?" "How could you let him touch you?" Shaun's words thundered through the space between them.
Tracy's laugh was like shattered glass. "He's my boyfriend. His touch is nothing less than natural." "Snap out of it!" Shaun's bloodshot eyes blazed with desperate fury, tears threatening to spill over. “A man like him doesn't deserve to lay a finger on you!" "He doesn't deserve to?" Tracy retorted. "Then who does? You?" The words hit Shaun like a physical blow, his face crumpling. "You still bear resentment against me," he whispered, agony threading through each word.
Tracy wrenched her hand free, massaging her tender wrist. "I'm merely stating facts," she replied, her voice as level as a frozen lake. "If you interpret that as resentment, that's your choice." All the fight seemed to drain from Shaun at once, his shoulders sagging as if under an invisible weight.
Jayden observed their emotional warfare with growing frustration, feeling utterly powerless to intervene.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmTheir personal wasn't his concern; he needed to understand Tracy's true motives.
It was clear Shaun was too emotionally compromised to ask the right questions.
Meeting Tracy's gaze with unwavering focus, Jayden pressed, "You're with Lowell for @reason, aren't you? What is it? His life? Or his family fortune? Level with me, and I'll help you."
Tracy recognized Jayden's attempt at manipulation. Her eyebrow arched delicately as she offered a smilen sweet enough to robt teeth. "There's En no hidden agenda here. I simply want a happy life with my boyfriend. Expect a wedding invitation and do make sure to attend."
The word "wedding" shattered what remained of Shaun's composure. "We were meant to be together he m exploded, raw anguish contorting his features. "The invitations were already sent! We chose your wedding gown together! We almost got married..." Message from Noah: Good night dear ones. God loves you and Noah whishes you all the best. (■ • ~ − ( ) ✨ The will be updated first on this website. Cback and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!