When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 259

I let my eyelashes flutter down as I took a deep, silent breath. “It is different.”

Deciding on divorce didn’t mean I wished any harm to him.

Bryant sat on the bed, reaching out with his long arm to pull me closer, looking up at me. “What’s different?”

His gaze

had me all over the place.

I said, “Everything’s different. If anyone got hurt today, I’d be concerned.”

words, his tone turning sharp. “If it had been Mark, would you have

answered without hesitation, as if to prove a point, adding, “Maybe

mine. No one could

eyes vanished instantly, replaced by aggression. “And you’d be fine gazing at his bare chest just

chest bare except for the gauze. His broad shoulders and well–defined muscles were

my cheeks heat up, but his words sparked my anger.

me closer, irrationally saying, “I won’t allow you to look at other

“On what

Bryant enunciated every word, noticing my displeased expression, and then his tone softened. “Will

the shirt from the hospital bed and softly saying, “You should listen to the

flash of disappointment in his eyes.

I answered. Making sure Bryant’s life wasn’t in danger was enough for me. Just a look at him would reassure me. Anything more was unnecessary, only serving to

removing the gauze from around his neck, stiffening slightly at his unusual body temperature. He had a fever. But it wasn’t my place to worry with

I gently helped him into his shirt,