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.

were having an affair, and I was the other

a surge of bitterness overwhelmed me. It felt like an invisible hand was clutching my heart, making it

what Bryant was trying to achieve, what situation he wanted

create.

public at work so everyone knew who I was, as if

change my mind, he left me hanging, spending

now… there was a

am I to you,

my mind,

I don’t make it before the doors close, go

his answer. He chose

stayed on the chat screen, reading that message over and over until

Even breathing felt painful.

experience being abandoned multiple times, each more

message, I found

at my own

after time, but at his

I couldn’t

Christine put it, a third of my life was

an anxious love fulfilled, I had

than some

on the couch, lost in thought for a while,

got up and applied some subtle

chose a light brown satin slip