Chapter 415

Regret and discontent mingled in Bryant’s heart, but Steven seemed unfazed. “Look, man, you should’ve never been the one to bring up divorce first. What’s critical between two people is that push and pull, you know? Love’s all about that tug of war.”

Bryant stayed silent for a moment before asking, “Is there still a chance to fix things?”

An idea struck Steven. “Play the sympathy card.”

“Sympathy card?” Bryant was skeptical, “No use, she won’t fall for that.”

Steven shrugged, “If the soft approach won’t cut it, guess we gotta play hardball.”

Hardball, huh.

Two years back, he had watched her, driven to the brink by his own actions, losing sleep and barely eating. He’d consulted his therapist about it, who mentioned it looked a lot like depression. The severe kind.

Swirling his drink, for the first time, he felt utterly helpless. He couldn’t control her anymore. But to let her be with Gregory? That was something he couldn’t

  1. do.

When I got home, Christine was lounging on the couch, deeply engrossed in a video game.

Seeing me, she looked up, surprised, “You’re back?”

should I

went over to the kitchen sink to

teased, “Looks like Gregory didn’t impress much, huh? I guess being handicapped

exactly

on the way home. “It’s more like he’s still

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an injury.”

disability, his muscles would’ve atrophied by now.

her expression changing, “Wait,

conclusions, so I explained, “Got caught in the rain. Just borrowed a shirt

his study. I had just tossed them

a moment before nodding, “Does he know about your divorce yet?”

“Yeah, he knows.”

“He thought I’d been happily living at the Ferguson family, playing Mrs.

set

“Nope.”

my shoes and sitting cross–legged on the

me because of his depression. And him

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