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

eyes fixed on me. “Trying to

all.” I shook my head and walked into the living room. “I’m just trying

no parents and barely anything to rely on. How could I possibly

or the Myers family, it made no difference.

Margaret come to you

tinged with fatigue, “Bryant, let’s not make this harder for each

could go our separate

seemed to ignore my point, steering the conversation elsewhere. “Why the sudden need to sell the house? Did something

“That’s none of

we talked, the

shifting the topic once more. “How much money do you need?

was an even

to answer. “We don’t need

He sighed, cutting me off, “Does divorce mean we have to become strangers?

deep color of his eyes, intensified by alcohol, seemed

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