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.

screen of my phone, a surge of bitterness overwhelmed me. It felt like an invisible hand was clutching my heart, making it hard

understand what Bryant was trying to achieve, what

create.

me, showering me with attention, even making our relationship public at work so everyone knew who I was, as

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

there was a

what am I

my mind, my phone lit up with

don’t make it before the doors

given me his answer. He chose Margaret

1/2

the chat screen, reading that message over and over until

felt painful.

me experience being abandoned multiple times, each more

at the message, I found myself

at

been hurt time after time, but at his

couldn’t blame myself.

Christine put it, a third of my life was spent on him.

secret crush to an anxious love fulfilled, I had tasted the

longer than some people

couch, lost in thought for a while, until

applied some subtle makeup.

chose a light brown satin slip dress from the

was a concert of a singer I had adored for many