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Chapter 281

Mark was feeling a twinge of regret. “So, when we bumped into each other again in college, I was kicking myself for missing out on so many years of your life, for all the tough times you had to go through without me.”

“It’s not on you,” I reassured him.

Back when my life took a downturn, he was just a kid himself.

There are some paths in life you have to walk alone. Nobody can do it for you.

The fact that he was there for me, lending a hand when I needed it most, meant the world to me.

While we were catching up, Christine came out with a big pot of stew, all smiles, “How’s the chat going, you two? Ready for some grub?”

Mark was all in, “Fire it up! I missed lunch and I’m starving.”

That dinner, with Christine around, was filled with laughter and joy.

Gradually, I let the trending news slip to the back of my mind.

What’s past, is past.

The next day, the snow was still falling, the cold wind biting, and the ground was covered in a blanket of white.

Christine had stayed over and nearly jumped with excitement after a phone call, “Jane, how’s your injury? Can you make it out today?”

water before I asked,

said if we sign now, the funds will

I was as thrilled

a multinational like RF to take a while with contract

this was quick!

office, York Carlson was already there

smile, “Sorry, our branch office isn’t set up yet, so the place is

setting up a branch here in RiverCity?” Christine asked,

in the plans. We were going to wait, but some complications have

pin it down. So, I just went through

Everything seemed fair.

a smile before I signed, “Mr. Carlson, are you sure the finance

take special actions,” he answered, as relaxed as always.

caught on, “Special

was curious too,

“I see a lot of potential in Janedream. What if you turned to another company because of a delay

4d fo

exceeded our

after signing

were in!

were about to grab lunch but instantly decided

the keys, both Christine and I saw the excitement and anticipation in each other’s

had our

don’t you invite Mark over?

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