Chapter 517

No love lingering on.

Alyssa couldn’t lie. Pain swept through her chest when she said those words out loud.

This pain had become a familiar companion. It was a constant presence in her three years of marriage to Jasper, and she often worried it might trigger a heart attack. It struck her more often than the occasions

when Jasper spent time with her.

“What’s the point of asking all this now, Jasper? Do you still expect me to feel the same way for you and not move on?” Alyssa asked weakly. She rarely appeared so fragile in front of others.

She continued, “I’ve loved you for 13 years. Tell me, how many more years could I possibly sacrifice? I

can’t bring myself to love you anymore. I’m afraid to.”

She was scared of loving anyone else at this point.

It felt like someone was squeezing Jasper’s heart. Painful emotion rose like a wave in his throat, cutting

his breath off.

Not only had he dragged her down in this meaningless

but he had also ruined

the truth, Alyssa?” Jasper asked, knowing he would be defeated by her answer

still

“I was telling the truth when I said I loved you, when I said I didn’t want the divorce, and when I cried those tears…

don’t love you

held her hand. It felt so cold. He couldn’t keep

warm anymore.

for saving me once again, Jasper. I owe you

isn’t too outrageous,”

was setting up

response, but she

as she did, her flushed cheeks standing out on her

closer, reminiscing on the

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he was going to appreciate this opportunity here

as he could.

could only blame himself for how things had

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