#Chapter 144: If He Broke His Engagement…

A chill starts from within Miles and slowly spreads outward, stretching down his legs and arms until it reaches the tips of his fingers and toes. He’s cold and numb. Even his mind goes very quiet and still, which is odd for him. He’s usually always thinking, always planning. Right now, he feels like he’s entirely short-circuited. Esther is dating Hugo. They could be serious. Miles’s hands curl into fists. He kind of wants to break something, or rage, or throw Cynthia’s phone across the room, but how could he? What kind of hypocrite would he have to be to be mad that some other man has moved in on Esther when he was the one who had to push her away? Yes, he did so to protect her. But he knew it would hurt her. He should have found another way to protect her reputation without breaking both of their hearts, but time had been of the essence. He made his bed, and now he had to lie in it. “I want you to be happy,” Miles says, and that, at least, he means. He won’t lie and t