Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 76

“Are you at home?”

His voice echoed as if he was in a vast, empty space, carrying a tone of exhaustion.

I got up and walked to the balcony, stretching my neck as I moved. Ignoring the ache, I casually asked, “Yeah, what about you? Still caught

o with works,

It was to be expected, after all, Margaret had lost so much blood.

How could he possibly be at ease?

“Almost done here.”

Something seemed to lighten his mood, his voice gaining a hint of warmth, “The tickets. are on the hallway table, don’t forget to grab them on your way out.”

Even though I had anticipated it, hearing him confirm it still stung a bit, “You’re not coming?”

“Where did that come from? I’ll meet you at the stadium entrance…”

He chuckled, but his words were suddenly cut off by a fragile yet breaking question, “Bry, who are you talking to? Didn’t you promise me…

Her words ended abruptly, not because Bryant stopped her, but because the call had been disconnected.

This made it feel like we were having an affair, and I was the other woman.

me. It felt like

understand what Bryant was trying to achieve,

create.

on moving in with me, showering me with attention, even making our relationship public at work

he left me hanging, spending the night

now… there was a

am I to you, really?

this question surfaced in my mind, my phone lit up with a

make it before the

given me his answer. He chose

1/2

that message over

felt

me experience being abandoned multiple times, each more profound than

message, I

laughing at my own foolishness.

time, but at his faintest call, I’d still sprint back to him.

I couldn’t

third of my life was

crush to an anxious love fulfilled, I had tasted the

longer than some people keep their dogs.

a while, until it was almost time

up and applied

satin slip

of a singer I had adored for many years;