All Chapters of Love Ends at Christmas: A Holiday to Say Goodbye: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

When Noah Levine came back, Christmas had already passed. I'd thrown that reindeer lingerie into a street trash bin."Babe, I left in such a rush last night that I forgot to give you your Christmas present."He pulled out a sapphire necklace and swept my hair aside to fasten it around my neck. Because he leaned in so close, I could clearly see the red marks on his neck and smell the sickly sweet perfume that obviously wasn't his.Knowing the scent belonged to my own sister made my stomach turn.I grabbed Noah's hand. "You don't need to put it on me. Just leave it on the table."Hearing the coldness in my tone, Noah pinched my cheek. "What's wrong? Are you still mad that we didn't finish what we started last night?"I looked up at him coldly and said quietly, "No. I'm just curious why you suddenly left last night, and why you suddenly started speaking Farylian."Noah smiled. "It's just a client from Farylia. You know my clients are all over the world."As if trying to dodge the

Toward the end of the banquet, I started feeling unwell and decided to leave early. Noah immediately said he'd take me home, but Heidi blocked our path.She seemed drunk, falling into Noah's arms and whining, "Noah, can you take me home instead?""That's enough!" Mom yanked Heidi back."Your sister is sick. As her fiance, of course he needs to take her to the hospital."Noah nodded and pulled me toward the exit. But while driving, he was clearly distracted, running several red lights.I leaned wearily against the window, feeling nothing anymore. Suddenly, his phone screen lit up. He glanced at it, and the car screeched to an abrupt stop.I lurched forward without warning, crying out in pain. But Noah didn't even look at me. He tossed the car keys into my lap."Erin, go to the hospital yourself today. Something urgent came up at the company. I have to go."Before I could say anything, he'd already flagged down a cab and left. I had a pretty good guess what was happening. Fightin

Third Person Point-Of-View"Where is she? Where did the patient go?"Noah seized a passing nurse and demanded sharply."Mr. Levine, the patient completed her discharge paperwork early this morning. She left hours ago."Noah checked his phone. The messages he'd sent still showed no response. Just as his brow furrowed in worry, Erin's parents called."Noah, where are you and Erin? The plane takes off in an hour."Noah suppressed his rising anxiety, but his voice still trembled slightly. "Erin is missing.""What? But today is her wedding! How could she just disappear?"Noah wanted to ask the same question. This was the day Erin had been waiting for so long. Not only was she nowhere to be found, but she wasn't even responding to his messages.After hanging up, he immediately had the hospital pull the security footage. Before long, Erin's family rushed over. Her mother, Eliana Cromwell, grabbed Noah frantically."Noah, did you two have a fight? Did you do something to upset her?"

Erin's Point-Of-ViewI'd been in Alryne for two weeks now. It was freezing here. Even my breath could freeze instantly in the air.Only five of us had been sent on this research assignment. The team leader couldn't help but ask, "If I remember right, you're from headquarters, aren't you? Great environment, high salary. Why would you throw that away to come here?"I looked down and smiled softly. At first, maybe I'd just been acting out of spite, wanting to escape Noah. But after two weeks here, I discovered his influence over me wasn't as strong as I'd thought.Working together through extreme weather, celebrating our successful geological surveys, it all gradually pushed him out of my mind.A few days ago, I finally worked up the courage to call my parents. Surprisingly, they were very calm.They told me that on the day I left, they'd flown to Bapo and personally canceled the wedding. In front of everyone, they'd exposed Noah and Heidi's affair and announced they no longer ackno

Third Person Point-Of-View"Why is the vice captain in such a hurry? Do you think they're really...""Definitely! Last time when the captain risked his life to save the vice captain, the way she looked at him completely changed!""The captain too. He's cold to everyone else, but he's willing to talk more with the vice captain."Noah froze in place, his voice shaking badly. "What... What are you saying?"Were they saying Erin had fallen for someone else?No. Absolutely impossible. They'd barely been apart!He practically ran to Sean's hospital room in a panic. Through the glass window, he saw Erin covering her face. She seemed to be crying.Noah could barely stay on his feet. He and Erin had been together for so long, yet he'd never seen her shed a single tear. But now she was crying over another man?Noah couldn't take it anymore. He kicked the door open and stormed in, grabbing Erin and dragging her into his arms. "Come back with me!"Erin struggled violently, biting down ha