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.

“With a friend like you, I’ve had to learn

ear. The iodine felt

was done, Christine grumbled, “What the hell is Bryant doing? Just yeste was gifting earrings,

this one,

with a glance, “You better turn

“I’ve moved on.”

sure it’s not just

e hit th

nail on

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

car? Where do you

hard driver during work hours, but rarely asked for

good practice had continued, leaving the office mostly empty by

Chapter 45

her high heels, Christine easily draped an arm around my shoulder, nonchalantly saying, “You decide, I respect all cravings of

that fish stew we used to have back in

“Can you handle it?”

“Yes!”

it since noon and didn’t want her to refuse, so I played up my pity card,” “I’ve been drooling over it all day. Had some beef stew for lunch and threw

let’s go

playfully threatened my belly, “When this little rascal comes out,

it’s a

be spoiled