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.

door and got in, I noticed he was soaked on one side. I didn’t say much, just a

with a thud, started the car,

the umbrella, watching the direction of my car intently.

someone who loves deeply yet can let go completely. When in love, I desire it to be unforgettable, earth–shattering. But when

car, Bryant stood in

what Jane felt each time he

covering him in mud, but he barely noticed. All he could focus on was the reluctance in

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.”

Steven excused himself from a drinking session and called a ride

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 he never dared mention it directly, remembering

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

and Jane shared. The media jested that Mr. Ferguson was henpecked. Only Steven

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

it in one

“You called me over to watch you drink yourself

smile, pouring another

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