Chapter 327

“Sorry…” He froze for a moment, as if suddenly snapping back to reality. “My apologies, I just… I want to make things right with us.”

“On what grounds?” I looked at him coldly. “Bryant, seriously, why? Deep down, why do you want to start over?”

I used to hang on to every word he said, believing him wholeheartedly.

Only to end up battered and bruised.

But now, I’d woken up from that dream, and there was no way I was going down that road again.

His lips tightened slightly. “Because…”

1 cut him off with a cold, mocking smile. “Because you’re used to winning. You just can’t stand losing.”

I’d never believed in those stories where people realize they’re hopelessly in love only after they’ve parted ways.

“That’s not it.” Bryant’s denial was firm, his deep eyes swirling as if trying to draw me in. “I can’t live without you. Jane, I’m used to having you around the house, used to hearing you call out my name suddenly, used to you waiting up for me, no matter how late…”

was all just habit,

losing a teddy bear you’ve had by

deep breath to calm my anger, my words cutting deep. “So, just because you’re uncomfortable, I’m supposed to start over with you? Bryant, I’ve had enough! And as for being Mrs. Ferguson,

furrowed slightly. “Me, bankrupt?”

you, and you think I’m just a trash bin, waiting here forever?”

were colder, rimmed with red, his voice laced with

if one day I become the celebrated Mr. Ferguson again, you’d

I tossed the words

a building is about to fall, you don’t just talk about going back to its glory days.

was a clean

fell silent, but then he suddenly smirked, lifting his hand

hand back smoothly and walked away with

the hallway and elevator lobby returned to silence.

had just happened was nothing

to catch my

did, something felt off. Instinctively, I glanced towards the other end of

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