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.

of bitterness overwhelmed me. It felt like

couldn’t understand what Bryant was trying to achieve, what situation he

create.

with me, showering me with attention, even making our relationship public at work so everyone knew who I was, as if he really cared about

I was about to change my mind, he left me hanging, spending

now… there was

am I to you, really?

question surfaced in my mind, my phone lit up

the

his answer. He chose

1/2

message over and

breathing felt painful.

multiple times, each

message, I found

laughing at my

hurt time after time, but at his faintest call,

couldn’t

a third of my life was

fulfilled, I had tasted the

that’s longer than some people

up on the couch, lost in thought for a while, until it

got up and applied

satin

concert of a singer I had adored for many years; I wanted to look my