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.

side to my car. As I opened the door and got in, I noticed he was soaked on one side. I

I shut the door with a thud, started the car, and pressed down on

there under the umbrella, watching the direction of my car intently. But I didn’t slow

When in love, I desire it to be unforgettable, earth–shattering. But

stood in the

perhaps understanding for the first time what Jane felt each time

he barely noticed. All he could

did Bryant slowly make his way back to his

“Yeah, the usual spot?”

“Mhm.”

“Got it.”

end, Steven excused himself from a drinking session and called a ride to their

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 on his bipolar medication. But

never found. Bryant refused to accept her death. He continued to prepare extravagant gifts for their anniversary and Valentine’s Day as before. He visited Jane’s adoptive parents‘ graves on every

on being taken back to LunarLakeBay Villas, the house he and Jane shared. The media jested that

laden with an assortment of drinks –

it in

to him, clicking his tongue, “You called me over to watch

smile, pouring another drink. “Who took you to

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Chapter 414

when you and

don’t start with

right away and quickly changed the subject. “So, what’s up? The

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