When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 326

I froze all over.

It was unexpected, somewhat bewildering.

Perhaps it was because our separation had been so graceless, marked by too many embarrassments, that the thought of having a calm conversation with him post divorce seemed impossible.

To me, the final chapter of our relationship was simple: we went our separate ways. No more complicating each other’s lives. Gathering my composure, I looked at him emotionlessly. “What brings you here?”

“…” Bryant flicked the ash from his cigarette, a rare hint of warmth breaking through his usual cold demeanor. “I came to see you.”

“Why?” I was genuinely puzzled.

Had he gone bankrupt and now remembered me?

His gaze was intense, unwavering, his voice deep. “To make amends. Jane, there’s nothing holding us back anymore. You can go back to being Mrs. Ferguson without worry.”

aback at

Did he think things were the same

hand, I’d go away, and with another, I’d

ip me, and my reply was sharp. “So you’re

to explain with patience, “Jane, I did what I did

“It doesn’t matter.”

but interrupt him, blurting out, “Do you really think our issues began when you got engaged to Dorothy? That her showing up is what caused

was now speaking softly, “I know, I misunderstood your feelings before, thinking you liked

“It wasn’t a misunderstanding.”

where to strike for the greatest pain, “If I had known from the start that it was Mark who helped me,

mistake fooled me into thinking he had a soft heart. It

onto me, visibly shaken. “So, your feelings for me were solely because of that

my fist.

incident, he and I

most, he’d be the untouchable moon, and I, just one of

have been

reached for the door lock, turning it