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?”

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.”

regrets. Telling

of joy and skepticism. “Didn’t you have a thing for Mark back in

heart. “Who told you that? Or did you think there

Bryant hesitated, “Then…”

hospital and saw you, I started to fall

wavering, his voice tight. “You fell

it was just

tried to sound casual. “Maybe, to you, a small favor, long forgotten, but to me back

was ready to start anew, leaving

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