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?”

I felt ready to lay bare my feelings, no longer hiding them. I laughed and said, “Eight years, Bryant, I’ve been into you since college, for eight years.”

let go of regrets. Telling Bryant

Bryant’s eyes widened in surprise, a mix of joy and skepticism. “Didn’t you have a thing for Mark

a deep breath to quell the bitterness in my heart. “Who told you that? Or did you think there must be a romance

Bryant hesitated, “Then…”

saw you, I started to fall for you. Thanks for getting me to

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

it was just

some reason, I sensed panic in him. I tried to sound casual. “Maybe, to you, a small favor, long forgotten, but to me back then, it was a

said it all, I was ready to start anew, leaving the past behind. I wouldn’t owe Bryant

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