"Trust me, Jackson. You'll never meet someone else who loves you more than I do!"

"Enough!" Jackson snapped, putting the video conference to an abrupt halt. Several minutes passed in silence, and no one in the meeting dared to say another word.

The senior executive who was presenting turned extremely pale, fearing that something was wrong with his report.

Connor's voice came to Jackson's ear like a whisper. "Mr. Valor? Are you..."

Jackson opened his eyes and snapped to his senses, realizing he had just lost his temper.

"That's all for today. Dismissed," Jackson bellowed out the order. Then, he turned off the video conference screen and left the study.

Wanting to stop her last words from ringing in her ears, Jackson went outside to get some fresh air. He tried to erase the despair aching in him, but her voice echoed everywhere as soon as he stepped outside.

"Jack—!"

"You'll never meet someone else who loves you more than I do!"

"You'll never…"

Jackson slammed himself against