Chapter 80 Adopt Together?

• Marco
• I returned to Manila alone, my chest heavy with the weight of defeat. The hum of the car engine did nothing to drown out the thoughts swirling endlessly in my mind. The city lights that blurred past my window felt cold and unwelcoming, as if they knew I had left a part of myself behind.
• Ashlyn hadn’t come with me. Not because she didn’t want to, but because Sandro was still there. She’d said there were loose ends to tie up, matters she couldn’t simply abandon, and I didn’t have the right to demand she leave them unfinished. Still, knowing that didn’t make the separation any easier.