Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 243

It wasn’t so much sadness as it was envy. If Mom were still alive, she’d also look out for me.

I murmured in my heart, ‘Mom… Oh, how I miss you.”

“What are you blubbering about? Out of nowhere, from behind a massive pillar in the parking lot, Gregory emerged, frowning at me.

“Weren’t you all gung–ho about getting that divorce? Can’t bear to leave after just a few words exchanged?”

I hastily wiped away fny tears, sniffed, and mumbled, “It’s not that. The wind’s strong out here. Got something in my eye.”

“Ah.” He saw right through my lie, his sarcasm biting. “For something in your eye, you’re quite the crybaby.”

What a terrible joke.

Yet, my foul mood lifted a bit. “Didn’t you say you’d wait in the car? What are you doing out here?”

“Got stuffy.” He dropped those words and wandered ahead.

As we got into the car and the heater kicked in, I suddenly realized how cold I’d been from head to toe. It chilled me to the bone.

silver Pagani roared to life, merging swiftly onto the main road.

my thoughts. “What was the real reason you asked me here today?”

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a date. Then, it seemed like he was dragging

city traffic, with frequent red lights, even a sports car could

glanced at me. “What

me see the truth, to

competing with your dear god sister, Dorothy, over

you say I ruined your plan the other day?” He rested one hand lazily on the window sill, the other on the steering wheel. Tm giving

Lunderstood. Gregory wanted me to see the Myers family’s determination to have

glanced at him. “So, should I thank you?”

“Sure. Buy me dinner, or give me

nod of thanks. Your

sighed. “You, of all people, don’t seem the type to be

have a

the Myers family

about? At most, my dad would yell at me a bit. That wouldn’t harm a bit. If he hits me, my granddad will chase him

wasn’t his first rodeo.

“Getting hit doesn’t matter. As long as I’m not dead,