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.

never allow even a hint of infidelity from their wives, even if

gentle even in his drunken state.

hazy from the alcohol.

me, his cheeks flushed and eyes sparkling like a kid waiting for candy, I placed the pill in

despite our attempts to intervene, he drank everything handed

and before I could process it all, he handed me

“Yeah,” I said.

the smell of alcohol and gently tapped his face. “Bryant, wake

broke into a dazed smile upon seeing it

he spoke, he enveloped my hand in his. His palm was

See, Jane? Good

Chapter 31

Margaret. She’d be furious.”

in the corner, remained silent

hand, but Bryant’s drunken strength was surprisingly formidable, and he wouldn’t

we got Bryant into the car before Steven turned to assist

the windows. I used to be indifferent to the

of the night, on top of the day’s