Chapter 2192

Yannick’s lips curved into a smile. “No chance. Let me hold you a little longer.”

He wanted every passerby to see it clearly—the woman in his arms belonged to him.

A few steps behind them, Nicholas watched the sudden, deliberate affection that had replaced their earlier civility.

In that moment, he understood. He had lost.

First Cecilia. Now Jocelyn.

His dark eyes iced over. Why do they always drift away in the end?

He stepped outside, slid into his car, and shut the door with quiet finality.