All Chapters of A Clean Break: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

One of the guys shouted, "That's the Gabriel I know! All that time you were playing the devoted, loving boyfriend to Melanie. Was that all an act? I honestly thought you'd changed!"Gabriel finally broke the lingering kiss.His voice was thick with drunkenness, but there was a cocky edge to it. "The one I've always loved is Yvie. But as the player she is, she just wouldn't settle for me."Gabriel let out a chuckle and pressed a loud kiss to Yvette's cheek."That left me with no choice but to settle for her sister. Melanie might not be as wild as Yvie in bed, but she's got the looks and figure."Gabriel helped Yvette up and had her lean against the bar to rest.Someone nearby handed him a jacket, which he draped over Yvette's shoulders.A voice from the crowd asked, "Are you going home tonight, Gabriel?"As Yvette raised her hazy eyes to look at him, Gabriel bent down and affectionately pinched her chin."Melanie cares most about Yvette. I'm always second. Now that Yvette is so

I leaned in close to Yvette's ear and whispered, "I've been to Mirage."Yvette's body trembled, and she pulled her hand away from mine as if she had been burned.I guessed she had contacted Gabriel the night before and knew that I had tested him, but she dared not show it too clearly.So, she knew I had tested Gabriel, but she didn't know what I had discovered. All day today, she kept trying to probe me indirectly.Holding back the pain, I forced myself to laugh and said maliciously, "I saw everything—your flirtations and betrayal. My dear sister, my closest person in the world, you're so kind to me."Yvette gripped her skirt, trying to turn her face away, but I forced her to look at me.She looked toward Gabriel in the front seat, but he didn't notice. Someone outside greeted him, and he got out of the car.Yvette tried to follow, but I grabbed her wrist."Want to run?" I asked coldly. "Isn't everything going according to your plan? I find out about your relationship before th

I continued, "Completing this wedding that I've put so much effort into is more important to me. Did you not notice? Every wedding photographer today deliberately avoided you. I'll edit the wedding video myself."Gabriel's face darkened as he pressed his lips tightly together. His eyes drilled into me as if he wanted to see right through me."Are you breaking up with me?"I took a deep breath and met his gaze. "I think what I said at the vows ceremony was clear enough. I don't want to be with you."Gabriel remained silent for a moment before saying with a trembling voice, "Think this through, Melanie. If you leave me, you'll never find anyone better than me."I chuckled. "Why would I need to find anyone? I have money, looks, and brains. I can live a wonderful life alone. You don't need marriage to prove your success, and neither do I need marriage to define my life."Gabriel's expression stiffened. His jaw clenched tight. The hotel spotlight fell on his shoulder like a layer of f

Isaac's voice carried a note of urgency. "Can you please come see him?""Are you on speakerphone?" I asked coldly."Sorry... Yes, Mr. Johnson is right here." Isaac replied, sounding awkward.I said icily, "It's over between us, Gabriel. What you're doing now won't make me change my mind. You've betrayed me. I can never forgive you."Heavy breathing came from the other end of the line.Isaac's voice grew frantic. "You can't do this, Ms. Chandler! Mr. Johnson is in critical condition. How can you say such things?"After what happened at the wedding, the Johnson family was already furious. If Mr. Johnson hadn't taken the blame for you, the consequences would've been unimaginable."He's hurt and came looking for you, but you're avoiding him? Now he's lying in the ICU, and you're being so heartless? He changed so much for you."My voice trembled slightly as I said, "If he truly loved me, he wouldn't have been involved with Yvette. And you—his assistant—stood by and let him do that.

The woman stood in front of the display, focusing intently on arranging her entry.Her delicate profile, fair skin, and slender figure were striking. Though she wore simple professional attire and her hair was a little tousled, there was something unique about her that made it impossible to forget.Most important of all, she resembled my ex-girlfriend. The same woman who, like me, was a player.I thought she was just an assistant to one of the contestants. However, the staff beside me told me in surprise, "So that's Melanie Chandler, the up-and-coming jewelry designer. She's been making quite a name for herself in the industry. She's actually Mr. Montgomery's last student."The revelation shocked me.Although I didn't know much about jewelry design, Yosef Montgomery's name was legendary. He was a titan in the field, known for never accepting female students."How did she manage to convince Mr. Montgomery to take her on as a student?" I asked."I heard it was because of her incre