Chapter 302

Whether it was announcing an engagement or filing for divorce, I was always on board, thinking that would be the end of it and that we could finally go our separate ways.

But unexpectedly, my existence became unbearable for them.

Bryant held me tightly as if trying to merge me into him, whispering soothing words, “No, Jane, that’s not what I meant. Please calm down for a moment.”

“What do you mean, then?” I struggled to keep my trembling body under control, my voice dripping with sarcasm. “Are you going to say you never thought of marrying Dorothy? That sending me abroad was for my benefit?”

A wondered, ‘What about that bullet you fired in my direction or your defense of Dorothy before Ramona? Was it all just a joke? Or did I

deserve it? I can’t and won’t believe it anymore.”

attempted to bridge that gap because of Timothy, but it was nothing more than a fleeting illusion. Even living under the same roof, Bryant and I were like two parallel lines that

my words, Bryant paused, loosening his grip and resting his forehead against mine, his gaze intense. “Just

Yet, something made me hold Bryant’s gaze. “Believe what? That after three years of marriage, you didn’t even want

divorce stung like a thorn in my heart. It wasn’t about

eyes filled with regret and helplessness, and he hesitated

“Who’s in there?”

the Myers family’s territory, and Gregory was close with Dorothy. If he found out and mentioned

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I pushed Bryant away forcefully, but he remained unmoved, his

“Let me go! If Gregory sees you

let go. The man who seemed desperate to make promises a minute ago feared his

bitterly as I watched him leave, feeling a slight pang in my heart. Turning around, I opened the door to Gregory’s

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