Divorced CEO's Forgotten Wife Strikes Back (Riley and Bryce) novel Chapter 416

Chapter 416 Breaking Up Again

His chest tightened, and every muscle in his body went rigid.

He knew he was pushing her again—testing how far she'd go for him.

Riley looked at Sebastian and took a steadying breath. "I won't abandon my friends, Sebastian. That's not who I am."

His stomach dropped, and he looked away, his dark lashes hiding the disappointment in his eyes.

Of course. He should have known that's what she'd say.

What had he been expecting?

He knew better than anyone that she didn't love him the way he loved her.

Riley bit her lip. She knew exactly what kind of answer he wanted, but she couldn't bring herself to lie to him.

"But even so, that doesn't mean I love you any less. I'll love you with everything I have too." Riley spoke softly as she cupped his face in her hands, bringing their eyes level with each other.

"I'm sorry. I do love you, but I can't love you in that all-consuming way. I can't make it just about romance—there are other people in my life who matter to me. My friends, my family." They all held a place in her heart, and she couldn't let them go.

Sebastian stared at her. She was so different from him.

Her life was full of people who mattered.

Yet his world had room for only her.

"If..." Riley seemed to be steeling herself. "If this is a dealbreaker for you—if you can't accept it—then tell me now."

If they couldn't work through this, then no matter how much it hurt, she'd have to let him go.

Sebastian felt like someone had punched him in the gut. She wanted to break up? Just like that? Before she'd even had a chance to show him how much she loved him—she was already thinking about walking away?

Panic seized him, making it hard to breathe.

No.

Not happening.

She wasn't walking away from this.

"What's wrong?" Riley asked suddenly. "You look terrible. Are you okay?"

She reached for his forehead, but he caught her wrist. "So you'd dump me for Vince?"

"What are you talking about?" Riley stared at him.

His dark eyes had gone wild. "I said, are you breaking up with me?"

"I'm saying that if you can't accept that I care about other people too, then maybe we should—"

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