Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 52

“Is that all?” I asked, pushing for more.

“Yeah, that’s all.”

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I raised an eyebrow, “You don’t like him at all?”

“A little, I guess.”

After Christine replied, she suddenly let out a sarcastic laugh, “But what’s the use of liking someone? My mom used to say she married my dad because they were madly in love.”

“But that didn’t stop them from throwing dishes at each other when they fought. Is there anything like true and lasting love in the world?

I knew, deep down, she didn’t believe in love, not even familial love.

After her father’s business went belly up, he turned to drinking, gambling, and started to lash out, hitting both his wife and Christine.

Her mom just disappeared one day, leaving her to grow up with that excuse of a father, taking beatings more times than she could count.

I wanted to lighten the mood, so I changed the subject with a grin, “But why have your so good to me all these years?”

been

rolled her eyes, “Who was it that was crying their eyes out on the rooftop in the dead of winter, snot

me touch

just sitting on the rooftop catching some cold air when I saw her and panicked, rushing over to pull her back from what

freaked out, thinking I was trying to kill her

to clear her head, not jump off, but I almost gave

incident turned us from mere roommates into inseparable best

Got you some bagels and yogurt, take the rest to the office,

do love me the

Christine cursed playfully, “I

me, which was a

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was actually pretty smooth when I could just focus on my job.

work that evening, I understood

get her a new car, painted exactly like mine, and parked right next to my

close you have to be to someone to get

like a fishbone

give me a hard time, then showed up at my doorstep,