When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 4

“Fine.” I pursed my lips, ultimately deciding to leave a shred of dignity for him before Margaret. Or perhaps it was for my own sake.

For the moment, I couldn’t quite pin down Margaret’s purpose for her visit. Was she genuinely feeling she shouldn’t accept the necklace? Or was she there to declare. something?-

A flicker of emotion passed across Margaret’s face too swiftly to be caught. She smiled. “I was worried this necklace might cause some misunderstanding between you two. Seems like it hasn’t, so I’ll be heading back now.”

Emma escorted her out.

As soon as the front door closed, I stepped away from Bryant’s embrace, “You said it was for Steven, right? And Margaret’s married, isn’t she? Since when did she become one of Steven’s flings? Hmm…”

Bryant silenced me with a kiss, fierce and urgent, almost as if venting some frustration.

Only when I found it hard to breathe did he slightly loosen his hold, caressing my head as he admitted his fault. “I lied to you.”

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He pulled me close. “Margaret’s divorced. I was worried about her, so I gave her the gift.”

what Bryant meant by “Congrats on

bit my lip, half-doubting, “Is that

“You know Margaret’s mother

about that from Emma. Bryant’s biological mother died during childbirth, and when he was five, his

She even went so far as to risk her life to save Bryant, ending up in a vegetative

it was for that reason,

felt a weight lift off my shoulders, yet I couldn’t help but gently remind him, “Bryant, I believe you

necklace eventually ended

hadn’t completely vanished.

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Chapter 5

Chapter 5

It was as if I needed to double-check to ensure what I read in

become the

noticed my offbeat reaction, waved a hand before my

put down my phone, replying, “Yeah, Margaret is Bryant’s half-sister, the one I

to the winds, but Christine and I, having been thick as thieves since college, had made a pact

clicked her tongue. “Damn, talk

nodding along to

heard of her in the design circles. And Bryant, just like that, hands her the director’s spot? And you, what does