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?”

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

anything to

the Ferguson family or the Myers family, it made no difference. If I couldn’t confront them, I could at least avoid them.

Margaret come

Dorothy this time.” I stated plainly, my voice tinged with fatigue, “Bryant, let’s not make this harder for

could go our separate

ignore my point, steering the conversation elsewhere. “Why the sudden need to sell

snapped. “That’s none of

more we talked, the deeper the entanglement. Why bother?

much money do you need? Is

was an even more direct question.

frowned, reluctant to answer. “We don’t need to discuss

mean we have to

of

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, including the shares. Once we finalize the divorce, I’ll return

best way you can help me is to just… not get involved.

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