When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 84

I was just trying to help when I pointed out the obvious, “If you don’t want your kid to be born out of wedlock, go find Bryant and make him speed up our divorce, got it? Don’t make a scene here. You wouldn’t want to miscarry and lose another bargaining chip for marrying into the Ferguson family.”

Then I told her assistant, “Show your boss out

Margaret was fuming but seemed to think I had a point because she left without further fuss.

And the direction I pointed her in? Spot on.

How did I know? Well, that afternoon, Bryant gave me a call.

“What did you say to upset her?” The call opened with an accusation.

I paused my work, “I didn’t say much, just told her to talk to you about the divorce.”

His tone dipped, “You didn’t tell her to go jump off a bridge?”

So, he was looking for something to pin on me.

I wasn’t surprised Margaret would spin it like this, my voice softened, “I was cornered, okay? She called me a home-wrecker, said I was cursed, claimed I clung to any man I could find, and even threatened to have someone beat me up.

Iving, was I?

previous words, well,

up the truth a bit, which is more than I could

his voice turning icy, “She said that

know

spoiled by my dad. Try not to

I smirked, “Sure.”

epitome of double

questioning me because of Margaret, and the

he say that

so enraged she could

another pair like that in a

yourself out. Still got the energy to

Chapter 84

a glass of water, urging her

her, nothing serious, just a bout of food poisoning

on an IV drip, looking pitiful if you ignored the milk and

no matter

at me with her stunning eyes, “Heartless, aren’t you? I’m just

even mad,

used to