Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 169

I couldn

bear the thought of owing Bryant favors, especially now that we were on the brink of divorce! And why should I? After all, Allen had racked up the debt, not me. I refused to pick up the tab for someone like him.

“I’m well aware of the kind of clout that guy has,” the raspy-voiced man muttered, pressing the call button and switching on the speaker. “We’re not looking to make an enemy of him. If you truly divorced him, I won’t stir up trouble for myself.”

Tension knotted my stomach as the phone rang with a persistent beep. Should I plead for Bryant’s help or sever ties completely?

These thoughts bounced around in my head until the call connected, an’s answer

came through, but not how I expected. It was Margaret’s voice that greeted me. “Who’s this? Why are you calling so late at night?”

into my My fingernails dug palm, the pain sharp. “It’s me, Jane,” I said, “Where’s Bryant?”

be signing some documents. But why was his

that it takes a month to get the period after a miscarriage. He thought I was about to start mine and ran out to buy me tampons, leaving his

ton of bricks. In three years of marriage, he’d never once remembered my cycle, let

through my mind. Bryant asked was about

made a mistake. He had always kept track of Margaret’s period, not mine.

invisible hand was squeezing my heart, the pain intense an prickling, “Oh, I just

course not!” Margaret’s response was sharp. “Bryant can’t wait

at the man with the raspy voice, speaking calmly, “You

you hear, huh? Jane,

him and dialed another number, briefly flashing the name of

this

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