Lost Me Gained Regret

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.

side by side toward my parents’ gravestone.

it was just for appearances, at least my parents would

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

for years, and

when I was a kid, crying into my pillow night after night.

photos on the gravestone now tears just

dignified and reserved, knelt down

took me so long to bring

three times, and on

couldn’t hear the rest of what he said

it

he

Chapter 37

a future together anymore.

“Mom, Dad…”

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

feeling like I belonged to

never really had a home again. Marrying Bryant, I thought I’d finally have

tears, overwhelmed with sadness, yet I forced a smile.

few months, the baby will

I’m so

girl, but

my baby, just like you did for me, giving my baby all my love. I’ll bring my child here