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.

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

the door with a thud, started the car, and

saw him standing there under the umbrella, watching the direction of my car intently. But I

I’m someone who loves deeply yet can let go completely. When in love, I desire it to be unforgettable, earth–shattering. But when fate ends, even an extra word or glance feels

the departing car, Bryant stood in the rain for a long

perhaps understanding for the first time what Jane felt each time he left her behind.

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

Bryant slowly make his way back to his own vehicle. He

“Yeah, the usual spot?”

“Mhm.”

“Got it.”

himself from a drinking session and called a ride to their usual

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

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

he insisted on being taken back to LunarLakeBay Villas, the house he and

with an assortment of drinks – foreign, domestic, beers, spirits. Bryant raised

it in one

clicking his tongue, “You called me over

pouring another drink. “Who took you

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you and Christine

start

changed the subject. “So, what’s up? The doctor you found for

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