Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 31

Glancing at the clock, it was already past 2 AM. Wasn’t Bryant supposed to have left work with Ma

Margaret? Instead, he ended up grabbing drinks with Steven, and from what Steven implied, Margaret wasn’t there..

y out of

Calling Steven again only led to the realization his phone was dead, probably battery.

Left with no choice, I changed and hailed a cab to their usual hangout spot, a private club they often frequented.

By the time I arrived, the crowd had mostly dispersed. Only Steven and Mark remained in the private room alongside Bryant, sprawled on a couch, dressed in a designer suit, his long legs crossed, deep in slumber.

Seeing me, Steven gave me a helpless look. “Jane, I don’t know what got into Bryant today. He kept egging Mark on to drink, and we couldn’t make him stop.”

I had a hunch about what might have triggered it. Bryant was still stubbornly convinced that there was something between Mark and me.

It seemed all men might share this trait. They could mess around all they wanted, but they’d never allow even a hint of infidelity from their wives, even if such a hint was nothing but baseless suspicion.

at Mark, who looked refined and gentle even in his drunken state. “Mark, are you okay? I brought some hangover pills. Do you

were hazy from

kid waiting for candy, I placed the pill in

lamented. “Bryant wouldn’t stop pouring, and despite our attempts to intervene, he drank everything handed

and before I could process it all, he handed me the car

“Yeah,” I said.

of alcohol and gently

a dazed smile upon seeing it

hand in his. His

louder, clearly amused. See,

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be

the corner, remained silent throughout.

Bryant’s drunken strength was surprisingly formidable, and he wouldn’t

car before Steven turned

first thing I did was roll down the windows. I used to be indifferent to the smell of alcohol, but tonight, it was

at this hour. Woken up in the middle of the night, on top of the day’s frustrations,

mumbled in protest,