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 soaked on one

the door with a thud, started the

watching the direction of my car intently. But I didn’t

in some ways, I’m someone who loves deeply yet can let go completely. When in love, I desire it

departing car, Bryant stood in the rain for

each time he

barely noticed. All he could focus on

Bryant slowly make his way back to his own vehicle. He dialed a number,

the usual

“Mhm.”

“Got it.”

Steven excused himself from a drinking session and called a ride to their usual hangout. He wasn’t surprised.

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

Bryant refused to accept her death. He continued to prepare extravagant gifts for their anniversary and Valentine’s Day

insisted on being taken back to LunarLakeBay Villas, the house he and Jane shared. The media jested that Mr. Ferguson was henpecked.

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

it

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

a wry smile, pouring another drink. “Who took you to the

YA

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Chapter 414

when you and Christine broke

start

right away and quickly changed the subject. “So, what’s up? The doctor you found for her, she’s not going for it?”

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