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.

a friend like you, I’ve had to learn how to

of my ear.

Christine grumbled, “What the hell is Bryant doing? Just

one,

with a glance, “You better turn the page on t the

“I’ve moved on.”

sure it’s not just

e hit th

on

door, “Let’s call it a day. Aren’t you

car? Where do you

hard driver during

good practice had continued, leaving the office mostly empty by

Chapter 45

arm around my shoulder, nonchalantly saying, “You decide, I respect all

we used to have back

“Can you handle it?”

“Yes!”

“I’ve been drooling over it all day. Had some beef stew for lunch and threw

let’s go for that

little rascal comes out, just you watch how I’ll

if it’s a

she’ll be