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.

As I opened the door and got in, I

I shut the door with a thud, started the car, and pressed down

the rearview mirror, I saw him standing there under the umbrella, watching the direction of my car intently. But I didn’t

yet can let go completely. When in love, I desire it to be unforgettable, earth–shattering. But when fate

the departing car, Bryant stood in the rain for a long

felt each time he

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

until my car disappeared did Bryant slowly make his way back to his own vehicle. He dialed

usual spot?”

“Mhm.”

“Got it.”

end, Steven excused himself from a drinking session and called

the pain of Jane’s death with alcohol

her death. He continued to prepare extravagant gifts for their anniversary and Valentine’s Day as before. He visited Jane’s

Villas, the house he and Jane shared. The media jested that Mr. Ferguson was henpecked. Only Steven knew,

of drinks – foreign, domestic, beers, spirits. Bryant raised his glass in

downed it in one

clicking his tongue, “You called me over to

cracked a wry smile, pouring another drink. “Who took

YA

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Chapter 414

and Christine

don’t start with that.”

the subject. “So, what’s up? The doctor you found for her, she’s not going

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