Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 33

The fabric between us was thin, yet the skin around my waist felt like it was on fire.

I froze as if possessed by a ghost, but thankfully, my mind was crystal clear. “We laid it all out, Bryant. I can’t be in a marriage with a third person involved.”

“I’m sorry,” he murmured, his forehead pressed against my back, his voice muffled.

Did I feel a twinge of sympathy? Of course.

It’s not easy to erase years of affection overnight. I wanted to relent, to give Bryant. another chance. But then, the recent events screamed in my memory, demanding attention. The choice was between him and me.

I sighed. “Bryant, you realize your mistakes, but then you repeat them. It’s meaningless.”

This time, I chose to put myself first.

After seven years of choosing him, it was enough.

Bryant was silent for a long while, unable to respond.

“Let go, Bryant. Here’s so far we can go.” I never imagined I could say such cold words to- him.

or a beckoning from them, you’d ecstatically run back, floating on air for days.

nually

that one day,

sickness spared me any further turmoil. I fell asleep as

the following morning. Other than

knew the code.

enjoy a lazy weekend’s sleep, but the persistent

found Bryant’s imposing figure blocking the entrance, his eyes fixed on me. “Are you thinking about settling down here

thinking our conversation the night before

have dropped his façade. His expression was

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home with me.”

an order, his handsome features exuding an authoritative

buying it anymore. “Don’t you remember what I said

feigned calm, unashamedly claiming, “I

a thing.”

night.” I scrutinized

know. I blacked