Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 282

Standing outside the city hall, I felt a sense of liberation like never before

Christine had wanted to stay with me, but I insisted she go on ahead.

After all, I had embarked on this journey alone, it was only fitting I face its conclusion solo as well.

Watching the traffic flow by, observing couples either entering gleefully to tie the knot or exiting with faces devoid of emation, signaling their union’s end, it was easy to tell apart those getting married fmm those getting divorced

The breakdown of a relationship is seldom graceful.

I

Thankfully, Bryant and I didn’t have that problem. He was as indifferent to me as I had mistakenly been in love with him for eight years. What I hadn’t expected was for Bryant not to show up alone. He stepped out from a shiny black Mercedes, followed by Dorothy

He acted as cold and distant as always, like nothing was wrong, just throwing it out there. “Let’s go in,” with the nonchalance of someone about to grab a burger rather than finalize a divorce,

habitual indifference was on

my eyes in agreement.

us in, Bryant’s lips curled into a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, his voice dropping a degree

of me! It’s just… I want to marry you

retorted, before settling back into the car “Fine then, I’ll wait

than I

made

lighter.

extending my

my copy. “Hand me mine, please.”

grazing over my photo, his gaze deepening. “You’re doing alright?”

“I’m fine.”

I snatched the divorce certificate from his hand, “From now on, I’ll be even better” I spoke deliberately, as if declaring my newfound

slow as it cautioning, “Good. Take

him, staring into his deep eyes, “the person

in love with him until

a self–mocking smile playing on his lips, his voice

I found out telling you would’ve only made you leave sooner, wouldn’t

sound like you

black Mercedes outside,

I