Chapter 18 Not in Love

If he could not even admit to himself that he loved Yena, he definitely could not admit it to Gina, of all people.

“No,” he said, after a long pause. “I’m not in love with anyone. Including you.”

“You always speak your mind,” Gina replied. “I’ve always admired that about you. You’re brutally honest, no matter whose feelings you may hurt.”

“Your feelings are not my concern anymore,” Nolan said. His voice was ice cold.

He was trying very hard to be civil. She was making that very difficult.

Gina laughed. “Maybe they will be again someday. I could make you fall back in love with me, Nolan.”

“I could never love you again,” Nolan said coolly, biting back his anger. “Stop wasting your time. And mine.”

“I will never give up on us,” Gina said.

He hung up.

And resisted the urge to throw his phone across the room.

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YENA

I got out of the bath and was getting dressed when I heard Nolan’s voice coming from the bedroom. He must have been back on the phone again.

I walked quietly to the door and st