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.

so far we can go.” I never imagined I could say such

love? It was like throwing yourself into a grand solo sacrifice. Just one look or a beckoning from them, you’d ecstatically run back, floating on air for

nually

thought that one day, all

when I returned to Riverview Estat Thankfully, morning sickness spared me any further turmoil. I fell asleep as soon as I

doorbell woke me the following morning. Other

just let herself in. She knew the code. It was

to enjoy a lazy weekend’s sleep, but the persistent ringing

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

asked, thinking our conversation the night before had been clear

divorce, Bryant seemed to have dropped his

Chapter 33

home

order, his handsome

bad that I wasn’t buying it anymore. “Don’t you remember

did you say?” He feigned

a thing.”

were sober enough last night.” I scrutinized