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.

text, [Snuck out. If Steven loses it again, I come back to

Typical Christine.

Albert, plus the public spat between Margaret and Teresa at the town hall, had tanked the Ferguson Group’s stocks. You could almost hear the collective groan from shareholders about a further drop. And

things were going, the Ferguson family would need

Your aunt and her husband are having a brawl in the

the aftemoon, the nurse from BlessedCare Medical Facility

my car keys. “What’s going on? I’m

around the ward. “Relation to the patient?” a cop asked as I tried

aunt,”

need for a family dispute

“Yes, yes,

aunt, Cheryl, and my heart sank seeing her bruised and battered. “Are you

“You must’ve put her up to this, bitch. Even if she leaves me, you’ll

Bryant’s name, “Bryant’s on his way here.