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 on

I murmured, lowering my

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

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

car “Fine then, I’ll wait

paperwork went smoother than I

those fresh divorce certificates made

lighter.

want to linger, extending my hand to

my copy. “Hand

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

“I’m fine.”

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

voice slow as it cautioning,

“the person who helped

were in love with him until

playing on his

telling you would’ve only

it sound like you

black Mercedes outside, “Best wishes for

words. I turned