When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 677

The news that the property next door was purchased with plans to turn it into a playground had been the talk of the neighborhood, but that wasn’t what was preoccupying my mind. It was my mom’s decision to move out, giving me and Gregory some space.

I remembered leaving earlier today, noticing something off about my mom’s expression. I had been too rushed to dive deeper into it, and now, it felt even more awkward to bring up. Christine came to my rescue, “Having your own space is crucial, regardless of the relationship. It’s important.”

“And with the property next door now ours, I can swing by with the kids. If it gets late, I can just crash there, catch up with Bella on the latest gossip, living the dream.”

My mom chuckled, “You can’t survive on gossip alone, I don’t know why you’re so fond of it.”

Christine raised an eyebrow, “It’s the perfect side dish.”

My mom, with a loving shake of her head, replied, “Alright, I’ll serve you two more dishes of gossip tonight to satisfy your appetite.”

Christine, linking her arm with mine, whispered reassuringly, “Don’t take this too much to heart.”

habits. Sharing space because of the kids is one thing, but even the best of relationships need a bit of breathing room.

words did put

give me and Gregory our space had driven her to decide on

physical distance

in our backyard seemed

of play areas for kids. We

brought

we headed to our room, he said, “This

to upset her,

speechless

the moral compass, added, “Seeing mom happy, doing these things, forgetting the mishap from

one,” I teased, pinching him playfully only to be swiftly pinned down on the

a hint?” he teased back, sealing

high spirits, hitting a

town, he immediately showed up spotting Christine and assuming she was there for the same

“Why would I go up there just