Chapter 42

“Looking to thank me?”

As we reached the car, Mark gently nudged Steven into the back seat, leaning against the car, his gaze softening with a chuckle as he looked at me.

I nodded, replying, “Of course.”

“Well, just promise me, you’ll stop saying ‘thank you’ all the time.”

His words hinted at something more, but before I could ponder, he added with a smile, “It’s too formal.”

I laughed lightly, “Alright, got it.”

Just then, his designated driver arrived, and he handed the keys over, his eyes warm as h

said, “Gotta go. You better head up.”

Once I got upstairs, the living room was deserted.

Bryant was gone.

There was a momentary emptiness in my heart. But it was just that a moment.

Leaving without a word was his style, after all.

Probably another ’emergency’ at Margaret’s end, I guessed.

Back in my room, I gently nudged Christine, “Chris, wake up. let me get you into your

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