Chapter 37

What was that supposed to mean? He thought I cheated on him before we even split?

He was exactly that type of guy.

I couldn’t be bothered to explain, so I just said indifferently, “Just friends.”

“What friends?”

“Bryant,” I couldn’t help but smile softly, “Dead men don’t pry.”

If he wanted to be a ghost from my past, then he might as well vanish for good.

Bryant almost laughed out of irritation, his tongue clicking against his cheek in scorn, “Fine.”

When we got to the cemetery, I stepped out of the car and started climbing the steps up the hill.

Seeing he wasn’t following. I turned back to wait for him.

As I did, I noticed him carrying some flowers he must have prepared at some point, which caught me off guard.

I bit my lip, then said, “Thank you.”

“For what? It’s the least I could do,” he said flatly.

up, we walked side

guess. Even if it was just for appearances, at

well-kept, with only a bit of dust on the tombstone.

gone for years,

I was a kid, crying into

on the gravestone now tears

and reserved, knelt down beside

so long to bring Jane

and on the last one, murmured, “I was wrong before,

the rest of what he said

it

he

Chapter 37

have a future together anymore.

“Mom, Dad…”

things. I wanted to say were reduced

missed feeling like I belonged to a family.

Bryant, I thought I’d finally have a family, but it

cleaned my tears, overwhelmed with sadness, yet I

now! In a few months,

so

girl, but either

care of my baby, just like you did for me, giving my

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