Chapter 414

Rain pelted the car windows relentlessly. Looking out, the world seemed draped in an otherworldly mist, bizarre and elusive.

I chuckled lightly, “So, when is this expert you mentioned arriving in Vista

Town?”

Bryant replied, “Day after tomorrow, I

“Alright.”

guess.”

I nodded, my hand reaching for the car door handle. “Then, I’ll be off.”

“Let me walk you out.”

“No need, my car’s just over there.”

“I insist.”

His words took me by surprise, but then I saw him reaching for an umbrella on the passenger seat and understood his intention.

With a black, long–handled umbrella, he braved the curtain of rain around the car, opening the door for me. “Let’s go.”

Water had pooled along the sides of the road, making our footsteps unusually

distinct.

to my car. As I opened the door and got in, I noticed he was soaked on one side. I didn’t say much,

a thud, started the

standing there under the umbrella, watching the

yet can let go completely. When in love, I desire it to be unforgettable, earth–shattering. But when fate ends,

in the rain for a long

time what Jane felt each time he left her behind. A suffocating discomfort gripped

mud, but he barely noticed. All he could focus on was

until my car disappeared did Bryant slowly make his way back to his own vehicle. He dialed a number, his

“Yeah, the usual spot?”

“Mhm.”

“Got it.”

a drinking session and called a ride to their usual

years, Bryant, who used to have no vices, now indulged in smoking and drinking privately. He numbed the pain of Jane’s death with alcohol and cigarettes while still

death. He continued to prepare extravagant gifts for their anniversary and Valentine’s Day as before. He visited Jane’s adoptive parents‘

he and Jane shared. The media

at their spot, the table was already laden with an assortment of drinks – foreign, domestic, beers, spirits. Bryant raised his glass

it in one

called me over to

a wry smile, pouring another drink. “Who took

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Chapter 414

you and

don’t start

old wounds right away and quickly changed the subject. “So,

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