When Love Breaks by Jack

Gregory saw her too, his brow creasing silently. He glanced my way and murmured, “Jane, I need to have a quick word with Mr. Ferguson about some business matters. Could you check on Christine, see why she hasn’t come up yet?”

“Sure.”

I nodded and made my way out, dialing Christine as I waited for the elevator.

The tension between the two was palpable, a silent storm brewing.

Ex-husband, current partner…

No one dared to get in the middle of that; they all steered clear, giving them space.

Gregory bit his cheek, clearly itching for a confrontation but, for the sake of not ruining his mother-in-law’s event, he managed a cold laugh, “Mr. Ferguson, care for a private chat?”

“Let’s.”

Bryant watched Jane’s retreating figure, his fingers curling slightly.

He had thought, hoped, that seeing him with another woman would stir some emotion in Jane. But it seemed… she couldn’t care less.

As if, to her, he was now just an ex. Nothing more.

Following Gregory to an emergency stairwell, Bryant was caught off guard when Greg’s fist connected with his face!

trickled from the corner of his mouth, but he didn’t

“Mr. Ferguson!”

alarmed Kevin, who

“It’s nothing!”

care if I find a replacement. What’s it to you?” Before he could finish, another punch landed on

Symmetry.

the collar, fury blazing in his eyes, “It’s because you never appreciated her.

woman Bryant brought was a stand-in

man to another, Gregory knew

“That’s my choice, Greg. If she has a problem,

was fierce, the air thick with tension, “You think I’d let

stand-in or planning to win her

at his boss, puzzled and concerned about the bruise on his

head to the

replied calmly,

clenched her

In that moment in the banquet hall, when she saw

just… a stand-in

despite being physically

The reason…

man who hit him was Jane’s