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,

was

lowering my eyes in agreement.

follow us in, Bryant’s lips curled into a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, his voice dropping a degree colder “What, afraid nl

It’s just… I

car “Fine then, I’ll wait here

went smoother than I had anticipated.

certificates made me feel truly

lighter.

want to linger, extending my hand

my copy. “Hand me mine,

one open, his thumb lightly grazing over my photo, his gaze deepening. “You’re

“I’m fine.”

facade of concem? I snatched the divorce certificate from his hand, “From now on, I’ll be

as it

him, staring into his deep eyes, “the person who helped me eight years ago wasn’t you, why

you were in love with him until you

gaze dropped, a self–mocking smile playing on his lips,

would’ve only

make it sound like

black Mercedes outside, “Best wishes for your

words. I