When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 157

A stock clerk pushing a cart interrupted us, “Excuse me, coming through.”

1 tugged Christine back and asked, “What were you saying?”

“Do you think Margaret could be Albert’s biological daughter?” Christine’s eyes sparkled with the thrill of gossip.

I frowned. “That seems a bit far-fetched. Margaret’s even older than Bryant by two years.”

Even if it were an affair, it wouldn’t have started that early, right?

“Why not?” Christine dismissed my doubt with a wave, excitedly diving into high society scandals. “You know how messy these rich people can get. Marrying one, keeping a few mistresses on the side, isn’t that business as usual?”

“But still…” I hesitated, “If Margaret was Albert’s flesh and blood, and considering how much Timothy despised Margaret, why didn’t Albert tell Timothy?”

That way, Timothy would have been kinder to his granddaughter.

at were

finding sense in my words, puzzled. “Yeah, you’re right. If Albert’s daughter, he wouldn’t just sit back and watch Bryant get involved with Margaret. That’s

delve deeper, but Christine suddenly

our business, anyway.” I poked her forehead playfully and handed her

next month would come soon enough. Once I got the divorce papers, Bryar and I would be worlds apart, let alone Albert and Margaret. It wouldn’t matter if they we father and daughter or, just as Christine had bluntly put it,

chose a cozy restaurant known for its local comfort food, with Christine and me arriving first.

and asked, “Mark, Steven didn’t

to tag along

relationship between Steven and Christine, Mark hesitated before saying, “He

went on a blind date. His family is pushing for

marriage.

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momentarily stunned, feeling a sense of inevitable anger, though not

Steven was doomed

much like mine with

not for Timothy, I would never have dreamed

I didn’t try

new topic. “Jane, you represented the

contest and won first place, but you’ve