Chapter 51

The air felt as if it had solidified, and my heart dangled in suspense.

I was still hoping, foolishly, for him to say something, anything, that might make sense of

it all.

After a tense moment, the only thing that came my way was a cold, hard question, “You’re in such a hurry to get a divorce?”

The weight of my emotions was suffocating, making it hard to breathe. I looked up at the glaring light in the living room, blinked away the tears, and despite the turmoil inside, my words came out cruel.

“Can’t wait.”

I needed it to be over before the pregnancy became obvious.

With my child’s future on the line was a risk I couldn’t afford.

Behind me, Bryant said nothing more. His answer was the sharp sound of the door closing.

I felt as if all my strength had been drained as I slid down against the shoe cabinet, staring blankly at the ceiling.

empty, a dull ache spreading

wasn’t plagued by sickness and lay

autumn wind howled all night, as if

soaked with a chill.

I could accept that he didn’t love me, and even that he married me because of his grandfather’s

what I couldn’t accept was that my cherished three-year marriage was nothing but

with joy, thinking I had landed

day, I was barely awake when Christine called, asking how my foot

out of bed to test it, feeling mostly

back to normal, it wasn’t

said she would pick me up in twenty minutes, not giving me a chance to

Chapter 51

I went downstairs, my Panamera was parked right

rolled down the window, eyeing

me

I spoke, I got into

if the guy you had a crush

means they’d like me back,”

“You never know.”

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