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.

impeccably dressed in a tailor-made- dark

Bryant turned on the lights, surprised to find me in the dining room. Trying to stand up, I fell back into the chair, my legs

glass of water, and glanced at the untouched

wanted to play it cool, so I suppressed my feelings, reaching out to him with a smile. “Happy anniversary. You

a second, realizing

his hands had

He looked slightly stunned.

to notice, I kept smiling “Don’t try to fool me. You specifically bid on my favorite necklace, It’s all over the news! Give

his hand, his expression unreadable, his voice calm. “I

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that necklace for Steven.”

buddy is always the best

struggled to keep my smile.

how he attracts girls.

the lights, his perfect features made me wonder if I ever

this the first time he lied to me? Or had I been too trusting before? I wouldn’t have doubted his explanation if it hadn’t been for that

forgotten such an important day. I’ll make it

“I only want that