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

Typical Christine.

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 Gregory? He

how things were going, the Ferguson family would need

husband are having a brawl

the nurse from BlessedCare Medical Facility

grabbed my car keys. “What’s going on?

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

aunt,”

need for a family dispute to turn into a brawl,” the

all apologies, “Yes, yes, I won’t do

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

had just apologized, but his true colors showed again, “You must’ve put her up to

on his way here. Do you