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
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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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