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?”

head and walked into the living room. “I’m

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

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

Margaret come to you again?”

let’s not make this harder for each other. Let’s get the

we could go our

point, steering the conversation elsewhere. “Why the sudden

“That’s none of your

talked, the deeper the entanglement. Why

his temples, shifting the topic once more. “How much money do you need?

an even

reluctant to answer. “We don’t need to discuss this…”

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

me. The deep color of his eyes, intensified by alcohol, seemed to pull me

matters. Apart from what’s in the divorce agreement, I don’t want anything else, including the shares. Once we

“The best way you can help me is to

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