When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 96

From a short distance away, a voice I recognized all too well drifted over to me,

My father-in-law, Albert, appeared with his rainbow-colored sunglasses and a Hawaiian shirt, looking like he’d just returned from another one of his escapades on some tropical

island.

Albert was a classic playboy who never grew out of his wild, youthful ways. And at the time, he was just an older version of that carefree spirit.

Upon seeing him, Margaret burst into tears. “Oh, Albert, I’m so glad you’re back. It’s been so hard for me these days.”

“Did Bryant mistreat you?” Albert slid his sunglasses up to rest on his head, fixing his gaze on Bryant. “I’ve told you a hundred times that you must take good care of Margaret. I leave for just two days, and she ends up in the hospital?”

I couldn’t help but feel a storm of annoyance brewing inside me, looking for a chance to escape the drama.

too.

here, I greeted him out of politeness,

should be. You should

him was another story-he was, after all, my elder. All I could say was, “I have to go

that, Bryant practically shoved Margaret into Albert’s arms, his

Bryant made to leave

in anger and frustration, but Bryant ignored her, following me to

more slowly than usual, and he matched my

that I turned to face him. “Are you free

clean break was

Chapter 96

him out, his eyes

to visit the town hall.” I invited him out to finalize our

it was over, Timothy’s eightieth birthday celebration would have long passed. By then, we could cleanly

had a check-up the other day. Why are

pick up my medical report the other day, which was handed to me

all the reports had gone