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 first, then

me for? Did he think things were the same as before, back when I saw him as my beacon of

wave of his hand, I’d go away, and with

sharp. “So you’re remembering me now that you’re bankrupt and Dorothy refused

explain with patience, “Jane, I did what I

“It doesn’t matter.”

issues began when

eyes slightly drooped. The usually proud man was now speaking softly, “I know, I misunderstood your feelings before, thinking you liked

“It wasn’t a misunderstanding.”

laughed bitterly, knowing exactly where to strike for the greatest pain, “If I had known from the start that it was

a soft heart. It made me

stiffened, his deep eyes locking onto me, visibly shaken. “So, your feelings for me were solely because of that

my fist.

incident, he and I would have remained

moon, and I, just one of

might have been admiration,

reached for the door