When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

As autumn crept in, the days grew shorter and the nights longer.

When the car rolled into the driveway of the Ferguson Mansion, dusk had already wrapped its arms around the estate.

Colored lamps hung around the house, setting a festive mood that seemed out of a storybook.

I parked the car and stepped out with my bag, leaving the world behind me.

I had warned him over the phone, yet Timothy, stubborn as ever, was waiting in the yard.

for us.

Over the phone, I could hide my feelings, but in person, Timothy saw right through me. “Did that-rascal give you trouble again?” Timothy’s mustache twitched with concern, ready to jump to my defense.

“It’s nothing.” I didn’t want to get him worried, so I pulled him inside. “It’s chilly out here. Didn’t the breeze give you a headache?”

Though I tried to cover for Bryant, Timothy’s face darkened the moment he saw Bryant and Margaret step out of the car one after the other.

But with all family members there, Timothy held back his temper.

hand, my father-in-law, Albert Ferguson, lit up seeing Margaret. “Bryant, I heard Margaret’s working at the company now. You

could pretend not to hear that, focusing on my

glanced at me and said softly,

help Bryant to ensure Margaret

like Albert brought it up again out of concern that someone at the company might not be fair

apple cider, calmly responding, “Don’t worry. Margaret is my boss now. If anything, I need her to look out for

mood at

If you’re not happy, I can step down from my position anytime,” Margaret said, the

her, I might have seemned a

upset, his words sharp. “Step down? That

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with! Do you think you’re entitled to it only because Bryant decided

“Grandpa…”

can’t

Timothy never truly accepted Margaret. He

because of that, the Ferguson family’s fortune had been out of Albert’s reach,

she’s all alone in this…

“Enough!” Timothy snapped.

knew Timothy wasn’t fond of Margaret, but it was the first time I’d seen him call her

ghost, Margaret got up, flustered, “I shouldn’t

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