Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 236

Hearing the news, Christine wasn’t disappointed. Instead, she turned into a gossip queen. “So, going out with the Gregory guy living across your hallway?”

I was surprised. “How did you know?”

Christine explained, “Who around you could I possibly not know about? Besides me, there’s Mark and Bryant. You wouldn’t bother with Bryant. If it were Mark, you’d have told me right away. By process of elimination, that leaves Gregory.”

My gaze drifted to the distant skyscrapers, their neon lights flickering in the night. I chuckled, “Nothing gets past you, huh?”

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, I hung up, only to find Bryant had woken up.

I put away my phone and dropped the smile, speaking steadily, “You’re awake. You should go home then.”

His d

deep eyes fixed on me. “Trying to avold me now?”

at all.” I shook my head and walked into the living room. “I’m just trying

to rely on. How could I possibly stand up to them?

the Myers family, it made no difference. If I couldn’t confront them, I

come to

voice tinged with fatigue, “Bryant, let’s not make this harder for each other. Let’s

go our separate ways.

steering the conversation elsewhere. “Why the sudden need to sell the

“That’s none of your

we talked, the deeper the entanglement. Why bother?

money

even more direct question.

frowned, reluctant to answer. “We don’t

we have to become strangers? Can’t I offer you

deep color of his eyes, intensified by alcohol, seemed to

when I regained my composure, I lowered my gaze. “At the very least, we should be clear about financial matters. Apart from what’s in the divorce agreement, I don’t want anything else, including the shares.

to keep my tone as light as possible. “The best way you can help me is to just… not get involved. Leave me be.”