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.

Bryant doing? Just yeste was gifting earrings, and today, he’s

don’t trip over

better turn the page on t the same

“I’ve moved on.”

sure it’s not just

e hit th

nail on the head.

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

Where do

a hard driver during work hours, but rarely asked for

good practice had continued, leaving the office mostly empty by now.

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Chapter 45

my shoulder, nonchalantly saying, “You decide, I respect all cravings of a

we used to have back

you handle it?”

“Yes!”

pity card,” “I’ve been drooling over it all day. Had some beef stew for lunch

let’s go for that stew.”

“When this little rascal comes out, just you watch

it’s

she’ll be

to the restaurant, we chatted nonstop, mostly about the