Chapter 169

I couldn

bear the thought of owing Bryant favors, especially now that we were on the brink of divorce! And why should I? After all, Allen had racked up the debt, not me. I refused to pick up the tab for someone like him.

“I’m well aware of the kind of clout that guy has,” the raspy-voiced man muttered, pressing the call button and switching on the speaker. “We’re not looking to make an enemy of him. If you truly divorced him, I won’t stir up trouble for myself.”

Tension knotted my stomach as the phone rang with a persistent beep. Should I plead for Bryant’s help or sever ties completely?

These thoughts bounced around in my head until the call connected, an’s answer

came through, but not how I expected. It was Margaret’s voice that greeted me. “Who’s this? Why are you calling so late at night?”

fingernails dug palm, the pain sharp. “It’s me,

be signing some documents. But

He forgot that it takes a month to get the period after a miscarriage.

bricks. In three years of marriage, he’d never

my mind. Bryant asked was about to start

mistake. He had always

pain intense an

not!” Margaret’s response was sharp. “Bryant can’t

glanced at the man with the raspy voice, speaking calmly, “You

hear, huh? Jane,

the seat before him and dialed another

“Boss, this woman’s Bryant’s

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