Cassian Jennings's outstretched hand hung in mid-air. He wanted to pull Amelia Avery back, but what could he give her?
He didn't love Amelia Avery, so what right did he have to ask her to stay?
All they would ever have was a sibling-like bond. What else could there be?
'Nothing else is possible. Nothing else ever will be…'
This relationship had to end. Tonight was just a brief interlude in their lives; they couldn't continue down this wrong path.
Fiona Vance was the most suitable woman for him, the woman he had to marry. And he would never change that decision for anyone else.
…
「City Center Hospital.」
On the hospital bed, Maggie Monroe weakly sat up. "Mrs. Lane, how is it? Did you get through?"
Mrs. Lane shook her head helplessly. "No, Young Master Grayson isn't answering his phone." 'Has he decided to back out of the marriage?' she thought. 'Then again, who in their right mind would accept this?'
