Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 1

On our third wedding anniversary, Bryant Ferguson paid big money to get me the necklace I’d been eyeing for ages.

Everyone around us said he was head over heels in love with me.

Filled with joy, I was busy preparing a candlelit dinner when a video popped up on my phone. In the video, Bryant put the necklace around another woman’s neck, saying, “Congrats on your fresh start.”

It turned out it wasn’t just our anniversary. It was also the day his first love was finalizing her divorce.

I never in

imagined something like this could happen to me. Though my marriage to Bryant wasn’t born out of a whirlwind romance, he always played the role of the doting husband in public.

I sat at the dining table, staring at the cold steak and the trending topic, [Bryant Spends Millions To Make His Wife’s Happy.]

It all felt like a cruel joke.

At 2 a.m., a sleek black Mercedes finally pulled into the driveway.

I could see him stepping out through the glass door, impeccably dressed in a tailor-made- dark suit, his presence commanding yet elegant.

you still up?” Bryant turned on the lights, surprised to find me in the dining room. Trying to stand up, I fell back into the chair, my legs numb. “I’m waiting for

of water, and glanced at the untouched dinner with a hint of

out to him with a smile. “Happy anniversary. You got me

second, realizing what

had been

slightly

kept smiling “Don’t try to fool me. You specifically bid on my favorite necklace, It’s all over the news! Give it to

hand, his expression unreadable, his voice calm. “I

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for Steven.”

says, a buddy is always the best

to keep my smile. “Is that so?”

know how he attracts girls. Bryant’s tone and

lights, his perfect features made me wonder if

this the first time he lied to me? Or had I been too trusting before? I wouldn’t

my silence, he patiently tried to comfort me. “I shouldn’t have forgotten such an important day. I’ll make it up to

“I only want that