Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 6

accepted it without question. But it went to Margaret, and shouldn’t I at least be allowed to ask why?

It

the first time Bryant saw the sharp side of me, his lips pressed in a thin line. “Jane, are you angry about this?”

“Shouldn’t I be?” I asked him back.

In front of others, I could pretend everything was fine, putting on a generous façade. But in front of my husband, wasn’t our marriage a failure if I still needed to hide my feelings?

“Silly, aren’t you?” He grabbed the remote, turned the glass from clear to frosted, and pulled me into his arms. “The Ferguson Group is all yours. Why care about one position?” “The Ferguson Group is yours, not mine.” I retorted.

I could only cling to this little piece of land before me.

He lifted my chin, looking stern. “We’re husband and wife. Whatever is mine is yours.”

“Then how about transferring some shares to me?” I joked. I watched him closely, not wanting to miss any hint of his reaction. Surprisingly, there was none.

He raised an eyebrow, asking, “How much?”

said, “Ten percent.”

that would be asking for the moon,

times under his leadership. Not to mention

agree. It was just

“Okay,” he said.

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

without a second’s hesitation.

around his neck and a playful smile on my lips, I looked into his eyes, shimmering with

serene eyes met mine. “It’s for you, my wife, not for someone else.”

show loyalty. The tension I had been holding

prove a poin

if trying to I teased, “What about Margaret, though? Would you

giving a firm

I doubted it.

cold and steady, “The share transfer agreement, I’ll have Kevin send it to you this afternoon. From now on,

significantly lifted, a playful smile dancing on

“What do you mean?”

for me, too?”