When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 222

Mark continued, “Word on the street is that Gregory returned to RiverCity looking for clues about his childhood sweetheart”

“You wouldn’t guess he’s the romantic type.“I was surprised. There was someone else like Mark, who held onto the memory of someone from their youth with such determination after all these years.

Mark smiled, not saying much else, but added, “You’ll be home tomorrow, right? I’ll drop by after work with your gift.”

“Gift?” It took me a moment to remember what he talked about last night. I nodded, “Sure, I’ll be home for the next few days unless something comes up.”

The next day, I woke up naturally, no alarm needed, and reached out to the spot next to me.

Christine wasn’t there.

her text, [Snuck out.

Typical Christine.

town hall, had tanked the Ferguson Group’s

were going, the Ferguson family would need to wear

aunt and her husband are having

the aftemoon, the nurse

as I grabbed my car keys. “What’s going

I arrived, the police were already there, with a crowd gathered around the ward. “Relation to the patient?” a cop asked as

aunt,”

in, but try to calm them down. No need for a family dispute to turn into a

was all apologies, “Yes, yes, I won’t

my heart sank seeing her bruised and battered. “Are you out of your mind? She’s sick, and you beat her like

wants a divorce!” Allen had just apologized, but his true colors showed again, “You must’ve put her up to this, bitch. Even if she leaves me,

I invoked Bryant’s name, “Bryant’s on his way here. Do