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, tossing

howled all night, as if trying

with a

accept that he didn’t love me, and even that he

I couldn’t accept was that my cherished three-year marriage was nothing but a reluctant

thinking I had landed myself a true

asking how my foot was and if I needed to take a

out of bed to test it, feeling mostly fine.

to normal, it wasn’t

me up in twenty minutes, not giving me

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Chapter 51

Panamera was parked right at the building’s

the window, eyeing my foot suspiciously, “Sure

serious, Mark got me some really effective

spoke, I got

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

if me liking someone means they’d like me back,”

“You never know.”

seemed to hit on 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