Chapter 279

Bryce rolled his tongue and deleted the message.

He gripped his phone hard. After standing there for two minutes, he left.

When he got downstairs, he sat in his car sullenly, smoking cigarette after cigarette.

After talking to the TV staff, Holly walked out of the main entrance and went into her car.

Bryce snuffed out the cigarette and told Simon to follow her.

They sent her home in secret. It was only then that the uneasy feeling in his stomach went away.

By the time Bryce returned to Crescent Lane, it was almost midnight.

He went into the yard instead of the house.

A tall pear tree stood in a corner of the yard.

Three years ago, Holly had planted this tree.

The tree would grow flowers in the springtime. It was a beautiful tree.

He went under it and stood there, looking at the small mound on the ground below the tree.

This was where their child rested.

That child was the defining moment of their relationship. It was his hope.

He stood under the tree for a long time.

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