Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 160

“Could it be me instead?” I stood my ground, locking eyes with him, my words deliberate and straightforward.

I

To say I had no hopes would be a lie. I could deceive anyone but not my own heart. I hadn’t moved on. Despite knowing there was no way forward for us, I still harbored a sliver of hope that, at some point over the years, he had felt something for me, even if it was just for a fleeting moment. It had been eight years. How many eight years did one have in a lifetime?

His eyes drew me in like whirlpools and his voice had this tempting pull when he spoke, “If I said it was you, would that stop us from getting a divorce? Can we not end it?”

I was stunned, struggling to maintain clarity as looked at him and shook my head. “Bryant, if you had feelings for me, it would only mean my years of unrequited love Weren’t in vain. That migh give me a bit of solace. But that is not a reason for us to keep going.”

Bryant asked, “All these years?”

all these years Suddenly, I felt ready to lay bare my feelings, no longer hiding them. I laughed and said, “Eight years, Bryant, I’ve been

all out loud, maybe I could finally let go of regrets. Telling Bryant openly that I had

widened in surprise, a mix of joy and skepticism. “Didn’t

took a deep breath to quell the bitterness in my heart. “Who told you that? Or did you think there must be a romance between them if a guy and a girl get along well?”

Bryant hesitated, “Then…”

eighth anniversary recently?” I forced a smile, though not graceful, and continued, “The day I woke up in the hospital and saw you, I started to fall for you.

posture wavering, his voice tight. “You fell for me because of

it was just

a small favor, long forgotten, but to me back then, it was a beacon of light, Bryant, regardless, I was

leaving

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