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 full

I murmured, lowering my eyes

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

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

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

smoother than

made me

lighter.

didn’t want to linger, extending my

copy. “Hand

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

“I’m fine.”

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

softened slightly, his voice slow as it cautioning, “Good. Take care of yourself.

eyes, “the person who helped me eight years ago wasn’t you, why keep it

love with him until you

playing on his lips, his voice rough

you would’ve only made you leave sooner,

make it sound like

glancing towards the black Mercedes outside, “Best

words. I turned to leave.