Chapter 414

Rain pelted the car windows relentlessly. Looking out, the world seemed draped in an otherworldly mist, bizarre and elusive.

I chuckled lightly, “So, when is this expert you mentioned arriving in Vista

Town?”

Bryant replied, “Day after tomorrow, I

“Alright.”

guess.”

I nodded, my hand reaching for the car door handle. “Then, I’ll be off.”

“Let me walk you out.”

“No need, my car’s just over there.”

“I insist.”

His words took me by surprise, but then I saw him reaching for an umbrella on the passenger seat and understood his intention.

With a black, long–handled umbrella, he braved the curtain of rain around the car, opening the door for me. “Let’s go.”

Water had pooled along the sides of the road, making our footsteps unusually

distinct.

door and got in, I noticed he was

started the

the rearview mirror, I saw him standing there under the umbrella, watching the direction of my

someone who loves deeply yet can let go completely. When in love, I desire it to be unforgettable, earth–shattering. But when fate ends, even an extra word or glance feels unnecessary.

the rain for a long time. He

for the first time what Jane felt each time he left her behind. A suffocating discomfort gripped his heart.

him in mud, but he barely noticed. All he could focus on was the reluctance in his

disappeared did Bryant slowly make his way back to his own vehicle. He dialed a

usual spot?”

“Mhm.”

“Got it.”

session and called a ride to their

past two years, Bryant, who used to have no vices, now indulged in smoking and drinking privately. He numbed the pain of Jane’s death with alcohol and cigarettes while still on his bipolar medication. But he never

was never found. Bryant refused to accept her death. He continued to prepare extravagant gifts for their

insisted on being taken back to LunarLakeBay Villas, the house he and Jane shared. The media jested that Mr. Ferguson was henpecked. Only Steven knew, Bryant couldn’t move

their spot, the table was already laden with an assortment of drinks – foreign, domestic,

downed it in one go.

his tongue, “You called me over to watch you drink yourself

pouring another drink.

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Chapter 414

you and Christine

don’t start with

old wounds right away and quickly changed the subject. “So, what’s up? The doctor you

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