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.

it feel like we were having an affair,

surge of bitterness overwhelmed me. It felt like an invisible hand was

Bryant was trying

create.

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

was about to change my mind, he left me

now… there was

what am I to you,

my mind, my phone lit up with

the

given me his answer. He

chat screen, reading that message over and over

Even breathing felt painful.

let me experience being abandoned multiple times,

the message, I found

at

hurt time after time, but at his faintest

couldn’t blame

third of my

to an anxious love fulfilled, I had tasted

longer than some people keep their

the couch, lost in thought for a while, until it was almost

got up and

chose a light brown satin slip dress