Chapter 142 - 140: Working On The Melody V (2/2)

Serena sot hiht after made her frown He separated fro position Then, he started to pace back and forth, as if he was facing an internal struggle In the end, he stood before her and looked into her eyes

"I'ain"

Serena for all her sensibility can feel his words grating on her ears Thus, she replied with irritation laced in her voice, "I re you back?"

Charlton closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "this is for the best Serena You and I will never work Let's leave it at that"

Serena could not believe what she's hearing What the hell was he talking about?

"What do you h I now look like so for your affection I understand that you hate the feeling when I kept you like soh, over and over Yet in the end, I believe that that was still the best course of action at that ti like this? Did you not lovethose ti those words all to herself all this time and now it just burst out

Charlton wanted to hold her in his arms and take his words back, but he has already had his heart set He would rather hurt her now than let her regret everything later He would rather sacrifice his own happiness if it means that she will have her own secured in the future

"Serena, I also thought it through Keeping our relationshi+p secret at that ti that We both have a lot at stake If our relationshi+p was revealed, ould have to put your family in jeopardy You and your family will lose a lot just because of ested everything he said but could not agree with his words, "I knew that fro to take if it comes down to it But it's an issue we don't have to face at this e in the future if we just work on it together We even have our plans So, what changed?"

Charlton tilted his head up to stop his own tears "Serena, youto sacrifice thatork out just fine in the future, but I can't amble" he meant to say that he could not let her sacrifice that ood However, before he could explain further, Serena started bo hi and her sto She could not shat he just said "Youto make the same sacrifice? That I'm not worth all that much to you as you mean to me?" It was painful, too painful and she could not stop her tears fro

"No, that's not what I , he could not see her like this So, heher ashih he wanted to say that she orth it, that he illing to give up everything for her, he could not utter those words How could he when he knew that hi ahat was best for her?

"Then what do youaway from him so that she can look hi her looking at him with tears on her eyes made his throat constrict He embraced her in his arms so that she would not see the look on his face as he said, "Please Serena, don't make this any harder than it already is I just hat is best for you"

Serena felt that he was being unbelievable She struggled to get away froo, she started to push him away "Get away from me! don't touch o, he wanted to explain, but if he does, then what good would it be? So, he loosened his hold "Serena, please"

Serena stood up from the stool to move away from him She can understand his reasons, but she was not reconciled, "Was that the best that you can coht of as at stake before you dived into this relationshi+p with me This, whatever your reason is, is co up with me at some point in the first place"

"You know that that has never passed my mind Serena, I…"

But before he can continue, they heard the door opening causing the

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