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

murmured, lowering my eyes

reach his eyes, his voice

you think that of me! It’s just… I want to marry you that

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

than I

fresh divorce certificates made me

lighter.

linger, extending my hand to ask fo

“Hand me mine,

flipped one open, his thumb lightly grazing over my photo, his gaze deepening. “You’re doing alright?”

“I’m fine.”

hand, “From now on,

slow as it cautioning, “Good. Take care of

his deep eyes, “the person who helped me eight years ago

were in love with him until you

a self–mocking smile playing on his

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

make it sound like

scoffed, glancing towards the black Mercedes outside,

I turned to leave.