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,

truth a bit, which is more than I could say

turning icy, “She said that

know her,

“She’s been spoiled by my dad. Try

I smirked, “Sure.”

of double standards.

Margaret, and the next, he’s nobly asking me not

say

was so enraged she could barely

salvation, can’t find another pair like that

wear yourself out. Still

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Chapter 84

her a glass of water, urging her to drink up.

call from her, nothing serious, just a bout of food poisoning that landed her in

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

its perks, no matter where you

“Heartless, aren’t you? I’m just standing up

not even

grown used to

about to eat it, but snatched it away, “Doctor’s orders, no raw or