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.

might share this trait. They could mess around all they wanted, but they’d never allow

at Mark, who looked refined and gentle even in his drunken

hazy from the

sparkling like a kid waiting for candy, I

me,” he lamented. “Bryant wouldn’t stop pouring, and despite our attempts to intervene, he drank

all, he handed me the car keys. “You can

“Yeah,” I said.

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

in annoyance and broke into a dazed smile upon seeing it was me.

hand

louder, clearly amused. See, Jane? Good thing I didn’t

Chapter 31

Margaret. She’d be furious.”

sitting in the corner, remained silent

was surprisingly formidable, and he wouldn’t budge. So,

we got Bryant into the car before Steven turned

down the windows. I used to be indifferent

middle of the night, on