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.”

the least I could do,”

we walked side by

for appearances, at least my parents

with only a bit of dust

was strange. My parents had been gone for years, and I didn’t think about them

kid, crying into my pillow night

the gravestone now tears just

so dignified and reserved,

took me so long to bring Jane to

as he bowed his head three times, and on the last one, murmured, “I was wrong before, and I’ll

the rest of what

Not that it mattered

he

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have a

“Mom, Dad…”

flowed even more, and all the things. I

I belonged

never really had a home again. Marrying Bryant, I thought I’d finally have a

cleaned my tears, overwhelmed with sadness, yet I forced a

months now! In a few months, the baby will

so happy,

a boy or a girl, but either way, you’ll be thrilled,