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.

stepping out through the glass door, impeccably dressed in

surprised to find me in the dining room. Trying to stand up,

poured himself a glass of water, and

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

today. I forgot it.” He paused for a second, realizing what day it was, and tried to ruffle my hair, which I instinctively

hands had been tonight, and the

He looked slightly stunned.

to notice, I kept smiling “Don’t try to fool me. You specifically bid on my favorite

“Bryant slowly withdrew his hand, his expression unreadable,

Chapter 1

that necklace for Steven.”

buddy is always the best

struggled to keep my

you know how he attracts girls. Bryant’s tone and expression

in the lights, his perfect

had I been

my silence, he patiently tried to comfort me. “I shouldn’t have forgotten such an important day. I’ll make it up to you with

only want that