Chapter 419

Melody sighed. "I proposed the engagement, but breaking it off has nothing to do with that." She glanced back at Jeremy. Her eyes were clear and pure, but the night seemed to have cast a kind of mist over them. It was something he couldn't quite see through. She added, "Jeremy, we were engaged for five years, and I've come to understand one thing. We're just not right for each other." Maybe she would have naïvely believed that love could overcome all obstacles in the past. Yet, love was a consumable thing. If and when there was a thin layer left, it couldn't bear the weight of a single word, let alone hardships. Jeremy kept looking at her. He was a head taller than her, and his shadow completely enveloped her, making it look like he was holding her in his arms. A flicker stirred deep in his eyes as he responded, "That's not fair. Melody, why is it that you get something whenever you want it? Yet, you can walk away when you no longer want it?" She was a little confused by his wor