Jessie failed to notice this and kept trying to strike up a conversation with him, asking where he wanted to spend the night.
âTake me back to my company,â Marcus said flatly.
Jessie was stunned.
Not wanting to lead her on, he said bluntly, âJessie, since we grew up together, I wonât beat around the bush.
I wanted to give us a chance, but now I donât think anything will come out of it.
I donât want to give you any false hope.
â
Jessieâs blood ran cold.
She looked up at him and asked incredulously, âAre you still thinking about her? Marcus, sheâs in a different world from us.
Are you sure you want to choose her?â
âIâm not choosing anyone.
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Marcus rolled down the window and said, âIâm going to Livebop soon.
I canât get into a relationship for the time being.
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âThen Iâll go with you.
â
Cupping his cheek, Jessie locked eyes with him, unwilling to give up such a chance.
Red lips parted slightly, she said very gently, âMarcus, letâs at least try it, okay?â
Marcus narrowed his eyes slightly.
He was about to push Jessie away when, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Melissa standing across the street.
Melissa was wearing light clothes.
After the rain, she stood there and hugged herself, soaked to the bone.
The black limo slowly passed by, and she saw what was going on in the backseat.
Marcus was there, and the beautiful girl from earlier was clinging to him, leaning in for a ki*s⦠Melissa looked at them dully.
She was able to convince herself that what Marcus did in the private room was just an act to provoke her.
But now, the spectacle of Marcus being intimate with Jessie sobered Melissa up in a heartbeat.
Perhaps Marcus really wanted to end this relationship.
Perhaps she had overindulged in her own wishful thinking all long.
Her insistence, in his eyes, only pestered him.
She pondered what led her to believe she held a special place in Marcusâ heart, that he would forgive her repeatedly.
She questioned why she believed he would choose her over the beautiful, noble woman in the car with him.
Melissa looked at them quietly, feeling as though she had just been stabbed in the heart.
Her bright eyes reflected Marcusâ entanglement with another woman.
Soon, the limo passed her by and disappeared into the nightâ¦