Chapter 164 No Love

Edmond handed Jaxson a glass of wine, musing aloud, "Sometimes I really can't understand what you think about Elinor. It seems like you despise her, yet you can't stop thinking about her. You're such a contradictory person." Jaxson did not immediately respond to this. He just took the glass, sipped the wine, and placed it back on the table. Just when everyone thought he would not speak, Jaxson suddenly broke his silence. "I can't possibly love her anymore," he declared, opening a floodgate of words. "Back then, I gave her everything." It was just one sentence, but everyone understood the weight of what Jaxson was saying. He had been so good to Elinor, offering her everything he had—his love, his all, even his future—hoping that she would acknowledge it, even with just a glance. To Jaxson, such acknowledgment would have been pure bliss. Yet, Elinor had wanted none of it. She had tossed it all aside, even trampling it underfoot with disdain. Jaxson rarely spoke about his past, gu