The Rose He Showed Off Is Putting Down Roots in a Garden of Her Own novel Chapter 317

Back then, she hadn't understood how love really worked, assuming all men were identical in their flaws.

Now she finally understood, and the regret was suffocating.

But he had long since moved on.

A man willing to go to such desperate lengths to cherish another woman was never going to look back.

And the thought of lowering her pride to beg for his attention was a fate worse than death.

They were never meant to be each other's final destination. A clean break was truly the best outcome they could hope for.

But human nature was a cruel thing—it was so easy to rationalize, yet nearly impossible to practice.

She could lecture herself a million times, but the overwhelming grief still crashed over her in suffocating waves, threatening to drag her under.

Yet, what else could she do?

She would survive this, just as she survived the most ruthless corporate wars. Once she pushed past the initial heartbreak, she would be fine.

She had zero interest in being a quiet, supportive shadow in any man's life anyway; she was the sun, and she fully expected the world to revolve around her.

Losing her was his catastrophic failure.

To hell with that blind fool—let him play the devoted lapdog to someone else.

Jocelyn had cried her eyes out the night before, and with those tears, she permanently severed her ties to the past.

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After a tense breakfast, Zane immediately scrapped their itinerary and checked Elara out of the resort, absolutely terrified of crossing paths with Jocelyn again.

Elara was visibly confused. "I thought we were staying here for a couple of days?"

Unable to admit that his ex-wife was roaming the halls, Zane lied, claiming he had found a much more exclusive, exciting spot.

Their private concierge chauffeured them to a stunning alpine lodge in a neighboring city.

Zane figured there was zero chance of any more surprise encounters.

But the second they stepped into the grand lobby of the new lodge, he locked eyes with Julian Sterling.

Zane froze. He mentally berated himself—he never should have left the room. Actually, he never should have booked a trip to this damn country in the first place.

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