Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 96

From a short distance away, a voice I recognized all too well drifted over to me,

My father-in-law, Albert, appeared with his rainbow-colored sunglasses and a Hawaiian shirt, looking like he’d just returned from another one of his escapades on some tropical

island.

Albert was a classic playboy who never grew out of his wild, youthful ways. And at the time, he was just an older version of that carefree spirit.

Upon seeing him, Margaret burst into tears. “Oh, Albert, I’m so glad you’re back. It’s been so hard for me these days.”

“Did Bryant mistreat you?” Albert slid his sunglasses up to rest on his head, fixing his gaze on Bryant. “I’ve told you a hundred times that you must take good care of Margaret. I leave for just two days, and she ends up in the hospital?”

I couldn’t help but feel a storm of annoyance brewing inside me, looking for a chance to escape the drama.

too.

But then, Albert suddenly noticed me and flashed a satisfied grin. “Jane? You’re here, I greeted him out of politeness, even though I didn’t see him as much of a father figure to Bryant.

nodded. “That’s how it should be. You should take better care of

story-he was, after all, my elder. All I could say

his voice cold. “Since you’re back,

to

and frustration, but Bryant ignored her, following me to

slowly than usual, and

that I turned to face him. “Are you free this afternoon?”

a clean break was what

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asking him out, his eyes briefly lighting up. “Yes, where do you want to go?”

to visit the town hall.” I invited him out to

when it was over, Timothy’s eightieth birthday celebration would have long passed. By then, we could cleanly get our divorce papers. and finish it.

dimming as he changed the subject. “You just had a check-up the other day. Why are you back at the hospital? Dean Burton said your test

to pick up my medical report the

ultrasound, all the