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.

throwing yourself into a grand solo sacrifice. Just one look or a beckoning from them, you’d ecstatically run back, floating on air for days.

nually

day, all

I was still in a daze when I returned to Riverview Estat Thankfully, morning sickness spared me any further turmoil. I fell asleep as soon

morning. Other than Christine, no one knew I had

in. She knew the

enjoy a lazy weekend’s sleep, but the

his eyes fixed on me. “Are you thinking about settling down here for good?” he asked.

asked, thinking our conversation the

have dropped

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“Come home with me.”

an order, his handsome features exuding

that I wasn’t buying it anymore. “Don’t you

did you say?” He feigned calm, unashamedly claiming, “I

a thing.”

sober enough last night.” I

blacked out.”