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.

we walked side

guess. Even if it was just for appearances, at least my parents would be at peace, knowing

a bit

parents had been gone for years, and I didn’t think about them all that often.

crying into my

the gravestone now tears just started falling uncontrollably.

so dignified and reserved, knelt down

long to bring Jane to

three times, and on the last one, murmured,

hear the rest of what he said

that it

he

Chapter 37

didn’t have a future together

“Mom, Dad…”

and all the things. I wanted to say were reduced to a simple, “I miss you so much.” So very

feeling like I belonged to a

really had a home again. Marrying Bryant, I thought I’d finally

overwhelmed with sadness, yet I forced a smile.

In a few months, the baby will be here.

I’m so happy,

it’s a boy or a girl, but either way,

of my baby, just like you did for me,

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