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

ear. The iodine felt cold but not

doing? Just yeste was gifting earrings, and today, he’s cozying up to Miss Goody

one, don’t trip

then warned me with a glance, “You better

“I’ve moved on.”

it’s not just

e hit th

nail on the

call it a day. Aren’t

car? Where do you

driver during work

continued, leaving the office

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

fish stew we

“Can you handle it?”

“Yes!”

I played up my pity card,” “I’ve been drooling over it all day. Had

go for that

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

it’s

be spoiled