When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 66

“He won’t hurt Margaret,” I said, shaking my head with a mix of resolve and resignation.

That would only happen if he ever found out the real reason behind his mother’s death. Maybe then, just maybe, he’d change his attitude towards Margaret.

But until that day, it seemed nearly impossible.

Speaking of which, it baffled me why Timothy never spilled the beans to Bryant. I guess a trip back to the Ferguson Mansion was overdue to finally get some answers.

Near the end of lunch, I steered the conversation back on track, “By the way, Chris, did you manage to snag those concert tickets?”

Christine had far more connections within the company than I did.

When the concert was announced, I immediately asked her to help me get tickets.

Christine pointed upwards, rolling her eyes, “For some reason, this time tickets are exclusively available through the CEO’s office. Everyone got just one; no extras.”

“Only from the CEO’s office?”

“Yeah. If you really want them, why not ask Bryant while he’s trying to win you over? He could probably get you as many as you want.”

“I’d rather not.”

Keeping a clear boundary between Bryant and me seemed for the best.

Though, that was merely my side of things.

my office than Bryant’s call

walked over to the window to answer, greeted by his magnetic voice on

Want to

extra tickets,

wasn’t going to ask, but if it

“Yes.”

get two tickets?” Linda would likely want to bring a friend; better

bring them

“Alright.”

“And you?”

“What?”

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two of your questions. You haven’t answered any of mine,” he said, his

off-guard, I replied softly. “I’m

without being loved back were

like a formal goodbye, a respectful and graceful end to my eight

with Bryant wasn’t as comfortable as it had been in our earlier days. Rekindling

Bryant’s work kept him busy, often out

woke and return after

awake by incessant doorbell ringing. Peering through the

as sharp

Had he been drinking?

door, “Had too much to

Ferguson mentioned you’ve been avoiding alcohol lately,

so easygoing, looked visibly upset, “He only had one drink tonight but someone messed with