When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 31

Glancing at the clock, it was already past 2 AM. Wasn’t Bryant supposed to have left work with Ma

Margaret? Instead, he ended up grabbing drinks with Steven, and from what Steven implied, Margaret wasn’t there..

y out of

Calling Steven again only led to the realization his phone was dead, probably battery.

Left with no choice, I changed and hailed a cab to their usual hangout spot, a private club they often frequented.

By the time I arrived, the crowd had mostly dispersed. Only Steven and Mark remained in the private room alongside Bryant, sprawled on a couch, dressed in a designer suit, his long legs crossed, deep in slumber.

Seeing me, Steven gave me a helpless look. “Jane, I don’t know what got into Bryant today. He kept egging Mark on to drink, and we couldn’t make him stop.”

I had a hunch about what might have triggered it. Bryant was still stubbornly convinced that there was something between Mark and me.

mess around all they wanted, but they’d never allow even

apologetic glance at Mark, who looked refined and gentle even in his drunken state. “Mark, are you okay? I

eyes were hazy from the

eyes sparkling like a kid waiting for candy, I placed the pill in

pouring, and despite our attempts

was venting, and before I could process it all, he

“Yeah,” I said.

braced myself against the smell of alcohol and gently tapped his face. “Bryant, wake up. It’s

broke into a

he enveloped my hand in his. His palm was

See, Jane? Good thing I

Chapter 31

Margaret. She’d be furious.”

in the corner,

but Bryant’s drunken strength was surprisingly

help, we got Bryant into the car before Steven turned to assist a similarly

did was roll down the windows. I used to be indifferent

in the middle of the night, on top of the day’s frustrations, I