Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 266

After hanging up the phone, Christine kept sneaking peeks at me like she was hiding something.

“What are you looking at me for?” I asked, puzzled.

“Do you think” she started, her voice laced with suspicion, “the investor Laura’s setting us up with could be Bryant?”

“Doubt it.”

I shook my head, even though a part of me wasn’t so sure. “He just got out of the hospital. I haven’t heard him or Kevin talking about anything like this lately.”

“Then who could it be?”

Christine was genuinely puzzled.

I didn’t have a clue either, so I simply said, “Well, we’ve already agreed to the dinner Let’s just go and see. RiverCity isn’t that large; if it’s someone we know, it’s bound to come out.”

“Fair point,” Christine agreed.

w outfit and

Later, I changed into a new out

wool coat before heading out to dinner

had booked the restaurant. Having navigated the Marketing Department for years, she had a knack for these social gatherings. When we arrived, a waiter escorted us to

of the city lights reflecting off the water. The atmosphere was tranquil and classy, and the menu

right? I’ve got a big project and I’m really looking to collaborate with their group. Put in a good word for me later okay?”

beat around the bush. “Laura, is it the Ferguson

“Have you lost your mind? You and Ms. Webster just left the

Group. And it

were him, I’d have

out on another

overthought

probed, “So, spill the beans. Which company is it?” Laura was surprisingly open. “The RF Group,

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emerged in New York and built a financial empire in just three years? That

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reminder jogged my

Group was known for its formidable wealth, having built a business empire in

nodded. “Surprising, right?”

serious? You’ve got us an investor

this restaurant classy enough? Who