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.

unusually, I wasn’t plagued by sickness and lay awake, tossing

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

a

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

I couldn’t accept was that my cherished three-year marriage was

thinking I had landed myself

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

of bed to test it, feeling

back to normal, it wasn’t really affecting

she would pick me up in twenty minutes, not giving me a chance to

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downstairs, my Panamera was parked right at the building’s entrance.

down the window, eyeing my

got me some really

got into the passenger

the car, clicking her tongue, “Imagine if the guy you had a crush on was Mark, how happy

me back,” I replied, not knowing what to

“You never know.”

took you to the infirmary and brought you food was