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?

on Margaret’s previous words, well, wasn’t

the truth a bit, which is more than I could say for her outright

voice turning icy, “She said

“You know

silence, he sighed, “She’s been spoiled by my dad. Try

I smirked, “Sure.”

the epitome

questioning me because of Margaret, and the next, he’s nobly asking me

doesn’t he say

so enraged she

find another pair like that in

to wear yourself out. Still got the

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her a glass of water, urging her

just a bout of food poisoning that landed her

bed on an IV drip, looking pitiful if

its perks, no matter

with her stunning eyes, “Heartless, aren’t you? I’m just standing up for

not even mad,

to it