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 an invisible hand was clutching my

was trying to

create.

with me, showering me with attention, even making our relationship public at work so everyone knew

my mind, he

now… there was a child involved.

am I

mind, my phone lit up with a message.

before the doors close, go

me his answer. He chose

1/2

reading that message over and over

felt

me experience being abandoned multiple times, each more profound than the

message, I found

laughing at my

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

couldn’t

Christine put it, a third of my life was

to an anxious love fulfilled, I had tasted the

longer than some people keep

lost in thought for a while, until it was almost

got up and applied some

a light brown satin slip dress from the wardrobe.

a singer I had adored for many years; I wanted to look my best.