Chapter 236

Hearing the news, Christine wasn’t disappointed. Instead, she turned into a gossip queen. “So, going out with the Gregory guy living across your hallway?”

I was surprised. “How did you know?”

Christine explained, “Who around you could I possibly not know about? Besides me, there’s Mark and Bryant. You wouldn’t bother with Bryant. If it were Mark, you’d have told me right away. By process of elimination, that leaves Gregory.”

My gaze drifted to the distant skyscrapers, their neon lights flickering in the night. I chuckled, “Nothing gets past you, huh?”

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, I hung up, only to find Bryant had woken up.

I put away my phone and dropped the smile, speaking steadily, “You’re awake. You should go home then.”

His d

deep eyes fixed on me. “Trying to avold me now?”

and walked into the living room. “I’m just trying

thought, I had no parents and barely anything to rely on.

difference. If I couldn’t confront them,

come to you

stated plainly, my voice tinged with fatigue, “Bryant, let’s not make this harder for

go

seemed to ignore my point, steering the conversation elsewhere. “Why

snapped. “That’s none

more we talked, the deeper

“How much money do

an even more

answer. “We

sighed, cutting me off, “Does divorce mean we have to become strangers? Can’t

conversation, his gaze remained on me. The deep color of his eyes,

when I regained my composure, I lowered my gaze. “At the very least, we should be clear about financial matters. Apart from what’s in the divorce agreement, I don’t want anything else,

way you can help me is to just… not get involved. Leave me be.”

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