FreeNovelChapter 395
Over at RF Group, besides York, there was another person named Shaw. I'd never met him.
But I'd heard Bryant on the phone with him a few times. They seemed to share a bond as tight as brothers in
arms. Bryant trusted him and York implicitly.
“Okay, have it your way.” | nodded pensively. “We're supposed to pick up our divorce papers the day after
tomorrow. Remember to clear stfor that.”
His sharp eyes flickered, and a self-deprecating smile touched his lips, tinged with bitterness. “Counting the days
till you're rid of me, huh?”
“You could say that,” | answered without hesitation.
Bryant's long lashes cast a shadow as his lips pressed into a thin line. “Fine, it's all up to you.”
“It’s not about what | want.” | corrected him. “Bryant, it was a mutual decision from the start. It’s not about one
of us giving in to the other.”
He watchedquietly and sighed after a moment. “Is this how I've seemed to you?”
“What, distant, dismissive, or just plain fake?” | sipped my coffee. “Don’t worry. I've never had to put on an act
with you.”
From the dignified ending | had expected at the start to the mess we were in, the word “dignified” couldn't be
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Bryant's expression froze, and he hesitated before asking, “When did you stop loving me?”
| was stunned. Memories rushed by in a whirlwind.
It was a mess, just too much to handle. | shook my head. “I don’t know. Maybe a long tago? Probably from
the day of our anniversary when you lied to me, | didn’t want to love you anymore.”
But amidst the noise, my stubbornness struggled.
Thinking about it, | couldn’t even tell if | was clinging to him or to the version of
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myself that had fought so hard for what we had. It tookover six months to claw my way out of the mire I'd
been stuck in for seven or eight years.
Leaning forward with his elbows on his knees, Bryant didn’t look atas he spoke hoarsely, “This past month,
have you ever thought about looking back...”
“No.” | cut him off before he could finish.
| had invested half my life into us, with no regrets. That was enough.
Bryant fell silent for a long time, so long that | thought he wouldn't say anything else when he finally breathed.
“The day after tomorrow morning, we'll go to the city hall.”
| nodded. “This time, it won't be a sham paper, right?”
“No.” His voice was low as he looked at me, his gaze tender, “Get back to work, Mrs. Ferguson. You'll be free
soon.”
He said, “I no longer have a reason or the right to cpick you up.”
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At his words, | paused as if | hadn't heard. My pencil didn’t stop, tracing smooth lines.
Returning to the Ferguson Mansion that evening, | accidentally broke a cup.
Oddly enough, | was usually not so
careless. Something flashed through
my mind, and after calling a maid to
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search for a live stream I'd seen on
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scrubbed of it. Various possibilities
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