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.

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

himself a glass of water, and glanced

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

I was so busy today. I forgot it.” He paused for a second, realizing what day it was, and tried to ruffle my

know where his hands had been tonight, and the thought disgusted

slightly stunned.

to notice, I kept smiling “Don’t try to fool me. You specifically bid on my

his expression unreadable,

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necklace for

a buddy is always the

to keep my

know how he attracts girls. Bryant’s

the lights, his perfect features made me wonder if

to me? Or had I been too trusting before? I wouldn’t have doubted his explanation if it hadn’t

such an important day. I’ll make it up to you with a gift tomorrow.”

insisted. “I only want that