When Love Breaks by jack

"Mom.. Why should I? I'm the customer here!"

"Just do as told!" Susan bit her tongue and returned the phone to Gregory, shooting me a forced smile. "Ms. Webster, since you designed the dress, we'd love for you to come to the engagement party next week. Just in case there are any last-minute fixes needed with the dress."Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

"The door is right there." I made a shooing gesture. You can transfer the final payment to the same account. Thank you."

After the drama wrapped up, it was nearing seven o'clock. I spontaneously suggested grabbing some dinner together.

We had just reached the parking garage when Christine got a call about a bar crawl and decided to ditch me, leaving just me, Gregory, and Molly.

Gregory nodded at me. "Hop in my car. I'll give you and Molly a ride to work tomorrow."

"Sure." As I moved to open the backseat door, Molly nudged me toward the passenger seat. "Sit in the front, Jane. The back's a bit cramped."

Sports cars, they're all show no room.

I was browsing through a food delivery app, thinking about where to order the food from, when Gregory yawned. "I'm beaten. Let's head back and order something to my place."

That wasn't a bad idea. I was feeling pretty worn out myself. When we got home, the delivery was already at the door.

Gregory grabbed the food and headed toward his place with a mischievous smirk. "Let's eat at mine. I'd hate for your place to become a scene of scandal."

I was stunned. "Scandal? What scandal?"

Gregory lazily walked in, handing me a pair of new slippers. "Between Bryant and Mark, I wouldn't stand a chance."

I pretended not to hear, but he coldly added, "Neither is good for you. Not Bryant, and Mark's no better."

"And you would know?" I couldn't help but retort, taking the delivery bags from him and setting everything up on the table.

"Try them and see." Gregory snorted with a cocky glance as if mocking my naivety.

Before I could respond, he headed to the kitchen and plugged in an electric grill. Soon, the delicious aroma filled the air.

Gregory usually was a chatterbox, but at dinner, he was silent, focusing only on his meal. Meanwhile, Molly and I kept the conversation going non-stop.

After we finished eating, I started to clean up, but Gregory stopped me with a casual, "Go relax. No women do housework in this house. If Grandma saw it, she'd chew my ear off."

At first, it didn't seem odd, but then it struck me with a slightly flirty undertone.

However, the person who said it showed no awareness and calmly continued tidying up.

Molly grabbed my hand. "Come on, let's give you the grand tour!"

I smiled. "Sure."

Her enthusiasm was irresistible, leaving me no room to decline.

After a quick tour of the living room and her room, she led me into m Gregory's study "You wouldn't believe the cool stuff my brother has. He's got art and artifacts that you can't find just anywhere..."

A ceramic piggy bank shaped like a rabbit drew my eyes. It was ugly yet oddly familiar. Instead of repulston, i felt a strange affection and impulsively picked it up. It was heavy, and when I shook it, I could hear the coins inside.

I chuckled. "I wouldn't have pegged your brother for..."

"Who said you could touch that?" A fierce rebuke came from behind startling me into dropping the piggy bank.

Crash! The piggy bank shattered, coins scattering everywhere.

Gregory rushed over, and as I looked up, I saw a storm brewing on his face, anger mounting!