When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 181

I couldn’t give him the answer he wanted. After all, I remembered that girl had tied the knot !

I restarted the car, a slight smile curling my lips. “Good luck with that.”

“Thanks,” Mark replied cheerfully.

I drove him home, hesitating before speaking, “Your injury…”

“Don’t mind what Kathy’s been spreading around.” He took the medicine from me, effortlessly easing the awkwardness. “Steven’s at my place. He’ll patch me up.”

“Okay.” I felt a weight lift off my shoulders.”

It was not that I didn’t want to help him with his wound, but considering it was on his back, it would inevitably mean taking off his shirt. Given our relationship, it might not be entirely appropriate. He’d probably feel uncomfortable, too.

Mark suddenly looked at me as I was about to return the car keys. “Were you scared by what you’d seen today?“}

my palm. Seeing Violet lash out at Mark like that did frighten me.

I shook

weekend. Taxis are hard to come by around here. Take the car. I’ve

fuss, after Mark stepped out, I texted Steven some wound care tips after Mark left

was on the entryway table at Riverview

calmed me down. It confirmed that the fingerprints were indeed

shower and changing my clothes, I

there, Bryant looked up. “What

got held up,” I

explain everything. I waved the document folder. “But I brought the surprise you were

it?” Bryant raised an eyebrow,

it over.

grandfather had died once he looked into it a bit more. It was the

string of the envelope. As he was about to pull out the documents, Bryant’s phone rang. It

the call. As he started

afford to reject the call, but Kevin

reply solemnly, “I’ll

a bad feeling through me. And those feelings were