When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 76

“Are you at home?”

His voice echoed as if he was in a vast, empty space, carrying a tone of exhaustion.

I got up and walked to the balcony, stretching my neck as I moved. Ignoring the ache, I casually asked, “Yeah, what about you? Still caught

o with works,

It was to be expected, after all, Margaret had lost so much blood.

How could he possibly be at ease?

“Almost done here.”

Something seemed to lighten his mood, his voice gaining a hint of warmth, “The tickets. are on the hallway table, don’t forget to grab them on your way out.”

Even though I had anticipated it, hearing him confirm it still stung a bit, “You’re not coming?”

“Where did that come from? I’ll meet you at the stadium entrance…”

He chuckled, but his words were suddenly cut off by a fragile yet breaking question, “Bry, who are you talking to? Didn’t you promise me…

Her words ended abruptly, not because Bryant stopped her, but because the call had been disconnected.

we were having an

It felt like an invisible hand was clutching my

couldn’t understand what Bryant was trying to achieve, what situation he wanted

create.

on moving in with me, showering me with attention, even making our relationship public at work so everyone knew who I was, as

my mind, he left me hanging, spending the night

there was

am I

this question surfaced in my mind, my phone

make it before the doors

me his

chat screen, reading that

Even breathing felt painful.

multiple times, each more profound

at the message,

laughing at my

been hurt time after time, but at his faintest

I couldn’t blame

it, a third of my life

cautious secret crush to an anxious love fulfilled,

than some people keep

lost in thought for a while, until

up and

a light brown satin slip dress from