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.

the glass door, impeccably dressed in a tailor-made-

to find me in the dining room. Trying to stand up, I fell back into the chair, my legs numb. “I’m waiting for you.” I

himself a glass of water, and glanced at the

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

for a second, realizing what day it

his hands had

He looked slightly stunned.

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

withdrew his hand, his expression unreadable,

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that necklace for Steven.”

a buddy

my smile.

you know how he attracts girls. Bryant’s tone

the lights, his perfect features made me wonder if I

this the first time he lied to me? Or had I been too trusting before? I wouldn’t

such an important day. I’ll make it up to you with a gift

“I only