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

overwhelmed me. It felt like an invisible hand was clutching my heart, making it hard

was trying to achieve, what situation he wanted

create.

our relationship public at

mind, he

there was

what am I

my mind, my phone

I don’t make it before the

given me his answer. He chose

reading that message over and over until my eyes

Even breathing felt painful.

being abandoned multiple times,

the message, I found

at my

time after time, but at his faintest

couldn’t

it, a third of my life was spent

a cautious secret crush to an anxious love fulfilled, I had

that’s longer than some

on the couch, lost in thought for a while,

got up and applied some

chose a light brown satin slip dress from the