When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 62

“No, not at all.”

1 scrambled for an excuse, “I was just grabbing something.”

“That something?”

He gestured towards a delivery bag sitting on the dining table.

Feeling the awkwardness of being caught in a lie, I touched my nose, “Didn’t I tell the delivery guy not to ring the bell?”

“He didn’t ring the bell.”

“Then how did you know?”

“He knocked.”

I was speechless, internally cursing the delivery guy’s cleverness.

Walking over, I started to unpack the bag, ready to dig in, when Bryant placed a steaming bowl of seafood chowder in front of me..

tonight, had the leftover seafood sent

“And the chowder…?”

“I made it.”

voice calm and cool, “I took a shower before I cooked. You’ve been

stopped me in my tracks,

wasn’t “dirty” anymore before he made

chowder blurring my vision, and took several bites

don’t have to do

It made me hesitant.

indecision the most, don’t want to become someone like

hair behind my ear, his cool fingertips. grazing

look out for each other?” After saying that, he urged, “Eat

as if

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still that gentle and considerate

I met his piercing gaze, “But, I only agreed to a

always you taking care of me, taking care of Grandpa. This month, let me take good care of you, fulfill my duties

heart stirred, but

Logic didn’t allow it,

Bryant seemed to carefully choose his words,

I never believed we reached a point where divorce was