Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 51

The air felt as if it had solidified, and my heart dangled in suspense.

I was still hoping, foolishly, for him to say something, anything, that might make sense of

it all.

After a tense moment, the only thing that came my way was a cold, hard question, “You’re in such a hurry to get a divorce?”

The weight of my emotions was suffocating, making it hard to breathe. I looked up at the glaring light in the living room, blinked away the tears, and despite the turmoil inside, my words came out cruel.

“Can’t wait.”

I needed it to be over before the pregnancy became obvious.

With my child’s future on the line was a risk I couldn’t afford.

Behind me, Bryant said nothing more. His answer was the sharp sound of the door closing.

I felt as if all my strength had been drained as I slid down against the shoe cabinet, staring blankly at the ceiling.

My heart felt empty, a dull ache spreading uncontrollably through it.

plagued by sickness and lay awake,

all night, as if trying to penetrate my very being, leaving

with a chill.

could accept that he didn’t love me, and even that he married me because of his

three-year marriage was nothing but

I was, filled with joy, thinking I had landed

barely awake when Christine called, asking how my foot was and if I needed to take a day

got out of bed to test it,

it wasn’t really affecting my walking.

in twenty minutes, not giving me a chance

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Chapter 51

I went downstairs, my Panamera was parked right

eyeing my foot suspiciously, “Sure

Mark got me some really effective medicine yesterday.”

spoke, I got into

“Imagine if the guy you had a crush on was Mark, how happy you’d

liking someone means they’d like me

“You never know.”

something deep, “What if, back then, the one who took you to the infirmary and brought you food was actually Mark? Would you have fallen for him just like you did for Bryant?”