Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 49

Hearing that, I paused, slightly taken aback.

Mark was more attentive than I had remembered.

During dinner, some of the raw meats we had for our fondue had a bit of a gamey smell, which made me feel a bit queasy, but I forced myself to keep it down.

I hadn’t expected him to notice.

I offered a faint smile, “A little, but it’s nothing.”

“That’s good. Health comes first.”

There was a certain depth to Mark’s words, as if imparting a life lesson, “Whatever happens, you’ve got to look after yourself first.

“Will do.

My heart warmed at his concern.

But it was only later that I truly understood the weight of his words.

As the car slowly made its way into the underground parking of Riverview Estate, Mark helped me out, and I couldn’t shake off a feeling of unease, although a quick look around didn’t reveal anything out of the ordinary.

to enter the building, a Maybach

covering my belly and stepping back. If Mark hadn’t steadied

a hint of ice creeping

guessed, trying to calm

found out I was pregnant, my first thought in any situation long as the baby was

the baby. As

some popsicles, reminding me to apply

noticing my ankles had

Today

is just

I’m hurt from head

1/7

Chapter 49

wryly at the irony as I looked out at the river below, wondering if I’d be able to make it to work tomorrow. Holding a popsicle in one hand and scrolling through social media on my phone with the other, I eventually drifted off to

vaguely

soft and infrequent.

I came to, considering whether to check who it was, the

dead of night, sent

through the peephole when a familiar, albeit slightly

It was Bryant’s

and resignation. Thankfully, after icing my ankle and