Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you're given the title of a five-sentence story and the first four sentences. Your job is to write the last sentence of the story such that it seamlessly connects with the rest of the story.

Title: Breakup. Sentence 1: Mary was tired of her relationship with her boyfriend Joe. Sentence 2: She decided to leave him for another man, Alex. Sentence 3: Unfortunately, Alex soon started being cruel to Mary. Sentence 4: Mary then asked John if they could get back together again.
John, however, told her that it was too late.