Chapter 731


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    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 deted but decided toy 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?"


    "Because you and Ie from two different worlds."


    Just before, Dailey had been out on the balcony, smoking a couple of cigarettes, thinking.Content is ? by N?velDrama.Org.


    He thought about not holding Christine back. She belonged to the skies, not a golden cage.


    Yet, seeing her check into a hotel room alone, he couldn''t help bute over to talk.


    He wanted to clear up all the misunderstandings.


    Even if she didn''t like him anymore, at the very least, they could meet without animosity, maybe even share a meal in peace.


    And perhaps, she could offer him a genuine smile, not one born out of obligation.


    "Since we''re on the topic, let me be clear," Dailey said, straightening up to look her in the eye. "If I want to, I can marry you, and the rkson family won''t be your prison. You can still be yourself, do your own thing."


    Christine never believed anything was forever, except her friendship with Jane.


    She''d


    fighting like cats and dogs


    nother one mo. Bet


    s too many lovers go from


    Take Steven, for instance.


    It started as fun, but they did have a rtionship.


    When she wanted to get serious, he chose an arranged marriage with someone more his social equal.


    Dailey''s background was even more prestigious than Steven''s.


    How could he possibly marry her without a hitch?


    And even if he did, what if he regretted itter?


    No matter how small the chance, it existed.


    She didn''t have the confidence that she could be more important to Dailey than his family.


    "Dailey, let''s just drop it," she said.


    Dailey''s pupils dted as he quickly grabbed her wrist.


    "Christine, you''re not the type to back down from a challenge. Speak your mind, I can handle it."


    But there was another crucial point.


    Christine didn''t believe Dailey''s sudden deration of love was genuine.


    At best, it was a fondness, or to put it bluntly, possessiveness.


    She tried to pull her hand away, but Dailey''s grip was too strong, so she gave up.


    She was so tired, yet she didn''t want to talk anymore.


    Silently, she just leaned against the door.


    Dailey stepped closer, tilting her chin up to make her look at him.


    "Do you not believe me?" he asked, his brows furrowed.


    Christine''s gaze flickered, "Why do you like me all of a sudden?"


    Dailey''s voice was earnest, "To be honest, I''m not sure myself. When you started pulling away, I felt.


    irritated. When you wanted to set boundaries, I felt suffocated


    el.n?


    "Even though you were the one who started flirting, saying you liked me, I wasn''t exactly warm to you, rejecting you coldly more than once. But you never gave up. Why the sudden coldness?"