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

I murmured, lowering my eyes in agreement.

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

could you think that of me! It’s just…

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

smoother than I

fresh divorce certificates made me feel truly

lighter.

didn’t want to linger, extending my hand to ask fo

“Hand me mine,

one open, his thumb lightly grazing over my photo, his gaze deepening.

“I’m fine.”

his hand, “From now on, I’ll be even better” I spoke deliberately, as if declaring

slow as it cautioning, “Good. Take care of yourself.

person who helped me eight years ago wasn’t you, why keep it a

with him until you told me otherwise.”

a self–mocking smile playing on

you would’ve only made

sound like

glancing towards the black Mercedes outside, “Best wishes for

those words. I