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!

mouth, but he didn’t retaliate, tasting

“Mr. Ferguson!”

who

“It’s nothing!”

doesn’t care if I find a replacement. What’s it to you?” Before he could finish, another punch

Symmetry.

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

to Greg; the woman Bryant brought was a stand-in for

another, Gregory knew exactly

sneered, breaking free, “That’s my choice, Greg. If she has a problem, let

thick with tension, “You think I’d let your antics soil her view again?” “That’s not

finding a stand-in or

boss,

should we head

calmly,

clenched her

his injury. In that moment in the banquet hall, when she saw that woman, she understood why she was

a stand-in for

being physically assaulted,

The reason…

who hit him was