When Love Breaks by Jack

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?”

pain

supposed to be signing some documents. But why

it takes a month to get the period after a miscarriage. He thought I was about to start mine and ran out to buy me tampons, leaving his

In three years of marriage, he’d never once remembered my cycle, let alone buy me

Bryant asked was about to start my period

had always kept track of

It felt like an invisible hand was squeezing my heart, the pain intense an prickling, “Oh, I just wanted to

Margaret’s response was sharp. “Bryant can’t

at the man with the raspy

deeply, snapping his phone shut as Margaret continued to rant, “What did you hear, huh? Jane, hear me out and stop calling. Gosh, you even changed your number and

dialed another number, briefly flashing

“Boss, this woman’s

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