Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 158

Christine shot me a quick, suggestive glance that almost spilled with implications.

1 was a bit perplexed, but seeing Mark’s casual demeanor, I was sure it wasn’t what Christine had thought.

After all, Mark had his heart set on someone for twenty years. How could he suddenly. take a fancy to someone like me, fresh from a divorce?

Mark filled my glass with apple cider. “No rush. Take your time to think it over.”

“Sure.” My heart was still racing. After all, it was a brand I had admired for many years. It was seemingly within easy reach, which was almost like a dream.

After dinner, claiming she had another party to attend, Christine asked Mark to drive me

home.

As we got into the car, I couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty. “Sorry for the trouble.”

“Not at all. Consider it a favor returned,” Mark teased with a smile.

even

to take a call halfway through dinner and secretly settled the

wheel. His gaze swept over me, cutting me off. “You invited, and I paid. It’s all the same. If you keep thinking of ways to thank me, you’ll have to ask me

somehow getting tangled

of Riverview Estate. Since Bryant had promised to finalize our divorce as planned, he wouldn’t be staying there again. And I imagined he hadn’t return since I moved out. Staying at Christine’s place wasn’t

I got out of the car, wrapping my coat tighter

building, his demeanor soft, “Yeah.

find the lights blazing, I paused, wondering if there had been a break-in or if I had forgotten to turn them off after my last visit

pair of shiny men’s leather shoes

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by the balcony, his fingertips glowing intermittently with the

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turning around to snuff his cigarette. His voice sounded as chilly as early winter. “He drove you home?”

“Yes.”