When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 12

The one who owed an explanation was Bryant, and he knew it.

He broke away from Margaret and strode over to me, his voice a stark contrast to the sternness from moments ago, gentle yet absentminded. “Did you hear that?”

“Yeah.” I didn’t hide it.

Yet, he didn’t say much, taking a coat from the servant to drape over my shoulders and pulling me close as we headed inside. His demeanor was relaxed. “It’s chilly out. Let’s go in.”

He acted like what I had just overheard was only an everyday chat.

“Bry.” Margaret’s insistent voice echoed again and again, “Bry!”

Bryant acted as if he hadn’t heard.

He seemed somewhat distracted for the rest of the evening, checking his phone frequently.

around, Timothy’s usual bedtime, we were ready to

need to act responsibly!” Timothy warned Bryant sternly as he walked us to the yard. “Be

felt a lump

won’t let

if anything troubles you, come to me. I’ll

smiled back. “I will visit soon. Please

sat in the passenger seat,

it was the early stages of pregnancy or something else, drowsiness had become my constant companion. Yet, at that moment, sleep eluded me. My body was tired, but my mind was alarmingly clear. I had planned to

still calm. “What exactly is the relationship between you and

the one he

calmly, “Margaret and I

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feeling as if my throat was blocked by a sponge soaked in water, struggling to find my voice. “Was

had been the golden boy of RiverCity University, my senior. With his

him. His backpack was always full of love letters from admirers. But before I could