Chapter 236
Hearing the news, Christine wasn’t disappointed. Instead, she turned into a gossip queen. “So, going out with the Gregory guy living across your hallway?”
I was surprised. “How did you know?”
Christine explained, “Who around you could I possibly not know about? Besides me, there’s Mark and Bryant. You wouldn’t bother with Bryant. If it were Mark, you’d have told me right away. By process of elimination, that leaves Gregory.”
My gaze drifted to the distant skyscrapers, their neon lights flickering in the night. I chuckled, “Nothing gets past you, huh?”
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, I hung up, only to find Bryant had woken up.
I put away my phone and dropped the smile, speaking steadily, “You’re awake. You should go home then.”
His d
fixed on me. “Trying
my head and walked into the living room. “I’m just trying
and barely anything to rely on. How could I possibly
it made no difference. If I couldn’t
frowned. “Did Margaret
voice tinged with fatigue, “Bryant, let’s not make this harder for
go our separate
elsewhere. “Why the sudden need to sell the house? Did
snapped. “That’s none of your
we talked, the deeper the
much money
even more
to answer. “We don’t
divorce mean we have to become strangers? Can’t I offer
The deep color of his eyes, intensified by alcohol, seemed to pull me
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