When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 45

I nearly jumped out of my skin when she caught me off guard.

It was only after that I touched my earlobe, finding the blood had already dried up, leaving behind some crusty red scabs..

Fiddling with it made my ear throb with pain again.

To think I’d bled without even realizing.

Christine slapped my hand away, “Seriously, who digs at themselves like that without feeling any pain?”

After saying that, she rummaged through her bag, pulled out an antiseptic swab, tied my hair up, and carefully disinfected the area, “How did you manage this?”

“Margaret did it.”

I briefly explained what had happened between Margaret and me.

Christine was livid, cursing under her breath, “What the heck, that woman’s nuts. Gotta crack up her brain to see what’s inside. Snatching whatever she fancies like a true bandit.”

“How come your disses are always so funny?”

Her rant somehow lifted the gloom that had settled on me for the day.

you, I’ve had to

her take care of my ear. The iodine felt cold but not

hell is Bryant doing? Just yeste was gifting earrings, and

this one, don’t trip

better turn the page on

“I’ve moved on.”

not just lip service,”

e hit th

nail on

towards the door, “Let’s call it a day. Aren’t you supposed to drive me to pick up my wanna

car? Where do you

driver during work hours, but

continued, leaving the

Chapter 45

easily draped an arm around my shoulder, nonchalantly saying, “You decide, I respect all cravings of a pregnant

craving that fish stew we used to have

“Can you handle it?”

“Yes!”

“I’ve been drooling over it all day. Had some beef stew

let’s go

my belly, “When this little rascal comes out, just you watch how I’ll deal with

it’s a

be spoiled