When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 160

“Could it be me instead?” I stood my ground, locking eyes with him, my words deliberate and straightforward.

I

To say I had no hopes would be a lie. I could deceive anyone but not my own heart. I hadn’t moved on. Despite knowing there was no way forward for us, I still harbored a sliver of hope that, at some point over the years, he had felt something for me, even if it was just for a fleeting moment. It had been eight years. How many eight years did one have in a lifetime?

His eyes drew me in like whirlpools and his voice had this tempting pull when he spoke, “If I said it was you, would that stop us from getting a divorce? Can we not end it?”

I was stunned, struggling to maintain clarity as looked at him and shook my head. “Bryant, if you had feelings for me, it would only mean my years of unrequited love Weren’t in vain. That migh give me a bit of solace. But that is not a reason for us to keep going.”

asked, “All these

all these years Suddenly, I felt ready to lay bare my feelings, no longer hiding them. I laughed and said,

out loud, maybe I could finally let go of regrets. Telling Bryant openly that I

of joy and skepticism.

took a deep breath to quell the bitterness in my heart. “Who told you that? Or did you

Bryant hesitated, “Then…”

in the hospital and saw you, I started to fall for you. Thanks for getting me to the hospital in time and for all the meals you went out of your way to

posture wavering, his voice tight. “You fell for

it was just

small favor, long forgotten, but to me back

start anew, leaving the past behind.

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