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

that, I shut the door with a thud, started

there under the umbrella, watching the direction of my car

let go completely. When in love, I desire it to be unforgettable, earth–shattering. But when fate ends, even an extra word

departing car, Bryant stood in the rain for

each time he left her behind. A suffocating

mud, but he barely noticed. All he could

car disappeared did Bryant slowly make his way back to his own

“Yeah, the usual spot?”

“Mhm.”

“Got it.”

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

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.

found. Bryant refused to accept her death. He continued to prepare extravagant gifts for their anniversary and Valentine’s Day as before. He visited

how drunk, he insisted on being taken back to LunarLakeBay Villas, the house he and Jane shared. The media jested that Mr. Ferguson

of drinks – foreign, domestic, beers, spirits. Bryant raised

it in one

clicking his tongue, “You called me

a wry smile, pouring another drink. “Who

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and Christine

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up old wounds right away and quickly changed the subject. “So, what’s up? The doctor you found for her, she’s

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