When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 1

On our third wedding anniversary, Bryant Ferguson paid big money to get me the necklace I’d been eyeing for ages.

Everyone around us said he was head over heels in love with me.

Filled with joy, I was busy preparing a candlelit dinner when a video popped up on my phone. In the video, Bryant put the necklace around another woman’s neck, saying, “Congrats on your fresh start.”

It turned out it wasn’t just our anniversary. It was also the day his first love was finalizing her divorce.

I never in

imagined something like this could happen to me. Though my marriage to Bryant wasn’t born out of a whirlwind romance, he always played the role of the doting husband in public.

I sat at the dining table, staring at the cold steak and the trending topic, [Bryant Spends Millions To Make His Wife’s Happy.]

It all felt like a cruel joke.

At 2 a.m., a sleek black Mercedes finally pulled into the driveway.

out through the glass door, impeccably dressed

still up?” Bryant turned on the lights, surprised to find me in the dining room. Trying to stand up, I

Bryant gave a casual smile, poured himself a glass of water, and glanced at the untouched dinner with a hint

so I suppressed my feelings, reaching out to him with a smile. “Happy

it.” He paused for a second, realizing what day it was, and tried to ruffle

know where his hands had been

He looked slightly stunned.

fool me. You specifically bid on my favorite necklace,

his expression unreadable, his voice

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that necklace for Steven.”

a buddy is always the

my smile. “Is that

attracts girls.

his perfect features made me wonder if I ever

I began to question, was this the first time he lied to me? Or had I been too

such an important day. I’ll make it up to

only