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,

indifference was

murmured, lowering my

that didn’t reach his eyes, his voice dropping a degree colder “What, afraid nl trick you with a fake divorce

that of me! It’s just… I

into the car “Fine then,

went smoother than

fresh divorce certificates made me

lighter.

to linger, extending my

my copy. “Hand me mine,

one open, his thumb lightly grazing over my photo, his

“I’m fine.”

from his hand, “From now on, I’ll be even

his voice slow as it cautioning, “Good.

help but confront him, staring into his deep eyes, “the person who

you were in love with him until you told

playing on his lips,

found out telling you would’ve only made you

it sound like you

black Mercedes

words. I turned