When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 37

What was that supposed to mean? He thought I cheated on him before we even split?

He was exactly that type of guy.

I couldn’t be bothered to explain, so I just said indifferently, “Just friends.”

“What friends?”

“Bryant,” I couldn’t help but smile softly, “Dead men don’t pry.”

If he wanted to be a ghost from my past, then he might as well vanish for good.

Bryant almost laughed out of irritation, his tongue clicking against his cheek in scorn, “Fine.”

When we got to the cemetery, I stepped out of the car and started climbing the steps up the hill.

Seeing he wasn’t following. I turned back to wait for him.

As I did, I noticed him carrying some flowers he must have prepared at some point, which caught me off guard.

I bit my lip, then said, “Thank you.”

I

up, we walked side by side

Even if it was just for appearances, at least my

was well-kept, with only a bit

gone for years, and

was a kid, crying into my

seeing their photos on the gravestone now tears just started falling

and reserved, knelt down

it took me so long to bring Jane

was gentle, serious as he bowed his head three times, and on the last

couldn’t hear the rest of what he

Not that it mattered

he

Chapter 37

didn’t have a future

“Mom, Dad…”

my tears flowed even more, and all the things. I wanted to say were reduced to a simple, “I miss

feeling like I

left, I never really had a home again. Marrying Bryant, I thought I’d finally have a family, but it was just a

cleaned my tears, overwhelmed with sadness, yet I forced

In a few months, the

so

or a girl, but either way, you’ll be thrilled, won’t