Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 45

I nearly jumped out of my skin when she caught me off guard.

It was only after that I touched my earlobe, finding the blood had already dried up, leaving behind some crusty red scabs..

Fiddling with it made my ear throb with pain again.

To think I’d bled without even realizing.

Christine slapped my hand away, “Seriously, who digs at themselves like that without feeling any pain?”

After saying that, she rummaged through her bag, pulled out an antiseptic swab, tied my hair up, and carefully disinfected the area, “How did you manage this?”

“Margaret did it.”

I briefly explained what had happened between Margaret and me.

Christine was livid, cursing under her breath, “What the heck, that woman’s nuts. Gotta crack up her brain to see what’s inside. Snatching whatever she fancies like a true bandit.”

“How come your disses are always so funny?”

Her rant somehow lifted the gloom that had settled on me for the day.

Christine glared at me, “With a friend like you, I’ve had to learn how to curse.” “Oh.”

I let her take care of my ear. The iodine felt cold but not too painful.

hell is Bryant doing? Just yeste was gifting earrings, and today, he’s cozying up to Miss Goody Two-Shoes.”

this one, don’t trip over

with a glance, “You better turn the page on t

“I’ve moved on.”

just lip service,” she

e hit th

on the

my bag, and nudged her towards the door, “Let’s call it a day. Aren’t you supposed

do

during work hours, but rarely asked for overtime.

leaving the office mostly empty by

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easily draped an arm around my shoulder, nonchalantly saying, “You decide, I respect all

we used

you handle it?”

“Yes!”

and didn’t want her to refuse, so I played up my pity card,” “I’ve been drooling over it all day. Had some beef stew for lunch and threw it all up.

let’s go for that

little rascal comes out, just you watch how I’ll deal with him.”

it’s a

be spoiled rotten!”

to the restaurant, we chatted nonstop, mostly about the baby in my