When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 33

The fabric between us was thin, yet the skin around my waist felt like it was on fire.

I froze as if possessed by a ghost, but thankfully, my mind was crystal clear. “We laid it all out, Bryant. I can’t be in a marriage with a third person involved.”

“I’m sorry,” he murmured, his forehead pressed against my back, his voice muffled.

Did I feel a twinge of sympathy? Of course.

It’s not easy to erase years of affection overnight. I wanted to relent, to give Bryant. another chance. But then, the recent events screamed in my memory, demanding attention. The choice was between him and me.

I sighed. “Bryant, you realize your mistakes, but then you repeat them. It’s meaningless.”

This time, I chose to put myself first.

After seven years of choosing him, it was enough.

Bryant was silent for a long while, unable to respond.

I never imagined I could say such cold words to-

solo sacrifice. Just one look or a beckoning from them, you’d ecstatically run back, floating on air for days.

nually

have thought that one day, all you’d think about was

how I left, but I was still in a daze when I returned to Riverview Estat Thankfully, morning sickness spared me any further turmoil. I fell asleep as soon as I down, with no time left

Other than Christine, no one

would have just let herself in. She knew the

hoping to enjoy a lazy weekend’s sleep, but the

eyes fixed on me. “Are you thinking about settling down here

else?” I asked, thinking our conversation the

Bryant seemed to have

Chapter 33

“Come home with

was an order, his handsome features exuding an authoritative

wasn’t buying it anymore.

feigned calm,

a thing.”

last night.”