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.

like we were having an affair, and I was the

at the dark screen of my phone, a surge of bitterness overwhelmed me. It felt like an

what Bryant was trying to achieve, what situation he wanted

create.

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

when I was about to change my mind, he

was a child

am I to

question surfaced in my mind,

before the doors close,

given me his answer. He

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

Even breathing felt painful.

let me experience being abandoned multiple times, each more

message, I

laughing at

time after time, but at his faintest call,

I couldn’t

a third of my life was spent

anxious love fulfilled, I had tasted the

that’s longer than

up on the couch, lost in thought for a while, until it was almost time to

and applied

light brown satin slip dress from