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.

having an affair, and I was the

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

trying to achieve, what

create.

public at work so everyone knew who I

when I was about to change my mind, he left me hanging, spending

now… there was a child

what am I to

my mind, my phone lit up

before the doors

had given me his answer. He

that message over

Even breathing felt painful.

being abandoned multiple times, each more profound than

at the message, I found

laughing at my own

his faintest call, I’d

I couldn’t

a third of my life was spent

love

longer than some people keep their

in thought for a while,

and applied

brown satin slip dress from