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.

all men might share this trait. They could mess around all they wanted, but they’d never allow even a hint of infidelity from their wives, even if

his drunken state. “Mark, are you okay? I brought some hangover pills.

eyes were hazy from

cheeks flushed and eyes sparkling like a kid waiting for candy, I placed the pill in his palm and handed him a glas of water. “I’m so

me,” he lamented. “Bryant wouldn’t stop pouring, and despite

process it all, he handed me the car keys. “You

“Yeah,” I said.

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

in annoyance and broke into a dazed smile upon seeing it

he spoke, he enveloped my hand

laughter grew louder, clearly amused. See,

Chapter 31

Margaret. She’d be furious.”

the corner,

but Bryant’s drunken strength was surprisingly formidable, and

we got Bryant into the car before Steven turned to assist

the first thing I did was roll down the windows. I used to be

this hour. Woken up in the middle of the night, on top of