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 to keep

had no parents and barely anything to rely on. How could I possibly stand

made no difference.

come

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

could go our

point, steering the conversation elsewhere. “Why the sudden need to sell the house? Did something

“That’s none

more we talked, the deeper the entanglement. Why

more. “How much money

even more

to answer. “We don’t need

“Does divorce mean we have to become strangers? Can’t I offer you some

The deep color of his eyes, intensified by alcohol,

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

as light as possible. “The best way you can help me is to just… not get

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