When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 59

In public, Bryant always carried an air of aloofness.

His black trench coat only added to his aura of unapproachability.

As he moved closer, a knot of anxiety tightened in my stomach.

This could either go down easy or get real messy.

The least of it could mean coughing up some cash, but at its worst…

Given Bryant’s clout in RiverCity, getting Christine thrown behind bars would be a piece of cake for him.

And it was a no-brainer that he’d stand up for Margaret.

Sure enough, he took his place by Margaret’s side, gaze lowered, lips parting slightly to ask, “How do you want to handle this?”

My palms clenched at my sides. Before I could say anything, Christine pulled me behind her.

“I’ll take the fall alone. This has nothing to do with Jane.”

“Christine!”

Panic surged through me, but Christine turned to me, her tone mocking, “And what are you going to do? Beg your ex in front of everyone, or plead with the other woman who tried to muscle in on your marriage?”

Before her words could fully sink in, the tension escalated.

other since we were

either.”

Her words cut deep.

I thought was happy for three years was

cold, deep eyes. “Is that how it

him devotedly for seven years, to

thought didn’t matter to me;

his arm and tilting her chin

“Enough.”

brows furrowed slightly as he smoothly withdrew his arm,

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Chapter 59

up another

was taken aback. Was he not going to stand up

it that simple? They didn’t

her, his voice cool, “Didn’t you slap

just me,

looks, both finding

Bryant… taking my

let go, her eyes teary as she insisted, “That’s not the same. You’re clearly

my wife. It’s natural for me to

was stunned, feeling a flicker of hope

together,”

soured for a moment before she regained her composure, “But you are going to divorce

darkened, “Margaret, who

Margaret interrupted,