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.

see him stepping out through the glass door, impeccably dressed in a tailor-made- dark suit, his presence commanding yet

up?” 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

a casual smile, poured himself a glass of water, and glanced at the

out to him with a smile.

I was so busy today. I forgot it.” He paused for a second, realizing what day

his hands had been tonight,

He looked slightly stunned.

try to fool me. You specifically bid on my favorite necklace, It’s all over the news! Give

his hand, his expression unreadable,

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that necklace for Steven.”

internet says, a buddy

keep my smile.

attracts girls.

perfect features

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

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

only