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 could do,” he

we walked side by side toward

the best, I guess. Even if it was just for appearances, at

gravesite was well-kept, with only a bit

gone for years, and

was a kid, crying into my pillow

seeing their photos on the gravestone now

so dignified and reserved, knelt

me so long to bring

times, and on the last one, murmured, “I

rest of

Not that it mattered

he

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“Mom, Dad…”

I touched their photos on the gravestone, my tears flowed even more, and all the things. I wanted to say were reduced to a

missed feeling like I belonged to

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

with sadness, yet I forced a

Dad, I’m pregnant, two months now! In a few months, the baby will be

I’m so

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