Chapter 642 Even If It Kills Me


    Chapter 642 Even If It Kills Me


    Forcing it would never work.


    But Anna…


    Leon drew in a slow breath and turned to the woman at his side. “Anna. Do you want to go back with her?”


    His tone was low–cold, edged with warning.


    It made Anna’s pupils shrink instinctively.


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    Dawn only grew more resolute. She couldn’t let Anna go back with this man. She couldn’t understand what had happened–w could possibly turn a girl who used to be so sunny into this hollow version of herself.


    Before Anna could answer, Dawn strode forward, took her hand, and gave it a gentle, reassuring squeeze.


    “That’s settled then. We only just saw each other yesterday, and we still have plenty of heart–to–heart talks left. Mr. Graves, you aren’t that petty, are you?”


    Dawn shot Leon a look.


    “When you and Anna get married, I’ll be there as her family. <i>You </i>can’t let her family down, Mr. Graves.”


    Leon frowned, his gaze moving back and forth between the two women. In the end, he nodded.


    “Same time, the day after tomorrow. I’ll <ie </i>pick her up myself.”


    He looked at Anna as if he meant to pull her into his sight and keep her there.


    “If anything happens <i>to </i>Anna, Ms. Porter… don’t me me <i>for </i>turning ruthless.”


    Leon and his men came and went like the wind. In less than a minute, the underground garage returned to silence.


    Dawn withdrew her gaze and lightly patted Anna on the shoulder.


    “It’s okay now, Anna.”


    Anna barely reacted. Her face was pale, her eyes unfocused. Dawn had the unsettling feeling that Anna’s soul had been yanked ou of her body moments ago.


    “Anna?


    “Anna…”


    “Dawn.”


    She finally spoke, her voice hoarse and bitter. “Am I… really that useless?”


    “How could you be?” Dawn’s heart ached, her eyes reddening. “You didn’t do anything wrong. He did. He lied to you from the start, and now he’s trying to drag you back and keep you there. We’re done with him, okay?”


    Anna shook her head. The clear, bright eyes Dawn remembered looked fogged over now, murky and lost.


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    Chapter 642 Even If It Kills Me


    “I did do wrong. How could I not?


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    “I knew from the beginning that he had a family. I should’ve stayed far away. Even if he and his wife were in a marriage of convenience… still–how can you trust a man’s words?”


    She hadn’t just trusted him. She’d believed himpletely.


    And now she was paying for it.


    Anna dragged a hand through her hair. Her thoughts were a tangled mess, <i>like </i>two voices fighting inside her head.


    She was immensely grateful that Dawn had stopped her just now–but after being <i>stopped</i>… where was she supposed to go?


    Every path felt like a dead end.


    That man would find her eventually.


    “Anna, listen to me.” Dawn cradled her head and forced her to meet her eyes. “Tell me first–do <i>you </i>still want to be with him?”


    “Do I still want to be with him…”


    Anna murmured the words under her breath.


    After a long pause, she slowly lifted her head. Her voice trembled, but her resolve was unshakable. “Dawn, even if it kills me, I wo be with him.”


    Dawn’s heart jolted. For a moment, she didn’t know what to say.


    In her memory, Anna had always been easygoing, carefree, from a well–off family, nevercking anything.


    People like that were usually born kind, rarely harboring resentment.


    For her to say “even if it kills me“-whatever had happened between them, it was far more than a simple breakup.


    No matter what, though, they had to get home first.


    By the time they returned to the vi, it was already afternoon.


    Raven had dinner ready. Dawn picked up Dulce and headed upstairs, telling her to go call Auntie Anna.


    The guest room door was open. No one inside.


    “Anna?”


    Dawn called out and turned her gaze toward the bathroom.


    The steady rush of running water came from within.


    “Anna is taking a shower. We’ll wait a bit.” Dawn lowered her head to her wide–eyed daughter and whispered, “What do you say when you see Anna?”


    Dulce blinked. After a long beat, she spoke softly.


    “Mommy?


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    <strong>Olivia Harris</strong> is an emerging author celebrated for her captivating romantic and steamy novels. With a talent for crafting deep emotional connections and fiery chemistry between her characters, Olivia’s stories offer readers an escape into worlds filled with passion, intrigue, and heart-stopping drama.