Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 84

I was just trying to help when I pointed out the obvious, “If you don’t want your kid to be born out of wedlock, go find Bryant and make him speed up our divorce, got it? Don’t make a scene here. You wouldn’t want to miscarry and lose another bargaining chip for marrying into the Ferguson family.”

Then I told her assistant, “Show your boss out

Margaret was fuming but seemed to think I had a point because she left without further fuss.

And the direction I pointed her in? Spot on.

How did I know? Well, that afternoon, Bryant gave me a call.

“What did you say to upset her?” The call opened with an accusation.

I paused my work, “I didn’t say much, just told her to talk to you about the divorce.”

His tone dipped, “You didn’t tell her to go jump off a bridge?”

So, he was looking for something to pin on me.

I wasn’t surprised Margaret would spin it like this, my voice softened, “I was cornered, okay? She called me a home-wrecker, said I was cursed, claimed I clung to any man I could find, and even threatened to have someone beat me up.

Iving, was I?

Reflecting on Margaret’s previous words, well, wasn’t exactly lying,

the truth a bit, which is more than I could say for her

turning icy, “She said

responded, “You know her,

been spoiled by my dad. Try not to

I smirked, “Sure.”

of double standards.

and the next, he’s nobly asking me

he say that to Margaret?

she was so

are beyond salvation, can’t find another pair like

going to wear yourself out. Still got the energy

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glass of water, urging

a bout of food poisoning

she was lying in bed on an IV drip, looking pitiful if you ignored the milk and fruit her fellow

no matter

her stunning eyes, “Heartless,

even mad,

grown used to it over time.

peeled an orange, about to eat it, but snatched it away, “Doctor’s orders,