Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 181

I couldn’t give him the answer he wanted. After all, I remembered that girl had tied the knot !

I restarted the car, a slight smile curling my lips. “Good luck with that.”

“Thanks,” Mark replied cheerfully.

I drove him home, hesitating before speaking, “Your injury…”

“Don’t mind what Kathy’s been spreading around.” He took the medicine from me, effortlessly easing the awkwardness. “Steven’s at my place. He’ll patch me up.”

“Okay.” I felt a weight lift off my shoulders.”

It was not that I didn’t want to help him with his wound, but considering it was on his back, it would inevitably mean taking off his shirt. Given our relationship, it might not be entirely appropriate. He’d probably feel uncomfortable, too.

Mark suddenly looked at me as I was about to return the car keys. “Were you scared by what you’d seen today?“}

I clenched my palm. Seeing Violet lash out at Mark like that did frighten me. The whip cut deep.5

that moment, I shook my head.

are hard to come by around

fuss, after Mark stepped out, I texted Steven some wound care tips after Mark left and then quietly

sent over was on the entryway table at Riverview

report calmed me down. It confirmed that the

shower and changing my clothes, I

Bryant looked up. “What took you

held up,” I

I waved the document folder. “But

it?” Bryant raised

handed it over. “You’ll see.“)

how his grandfather had died once he looked into it a bit more. It was the person he kept protecting

with one hand, his long fingers untangling the string of the envelope. As he

he started to extract the papers, Kevin’s

but Kevin couldn’t.

and whatever was said made him reply solemnly, “I’ll let Mr. Ferguson know