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.

find me in the dining room. Trying to stand up, I fell back

a casual smile, poured himself a glass of water, and glanced

I suppressed my feelings, reaching out to him with a smile.

for a second, realizing

hands had been tonight, and

slightly stunned.

me. You specifically bid on my favorite necklace,

“Bryant slowly withdrew his hand, his expression

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for Steven.”

internet says, a buddy is always the best

my smile. “Is that

you know how he attracts girls. Bryant’s tone and

looking at him in the lights, his perfect features made me wonder

first time he lied to me? Or had I been too trusting before?

“I shouldn’t have forgotten such an important day. I’ll make

insisted. “I only want that necklace.”