Lost Me Gained Regret

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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

contract with RF came through! They said if we

was as thrilled

take a while with contract procedures and fund

this was

Carlson was already there with

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

setting up a branch here in RiverCity?” Christine

straightforward, handing over the contract while explaining, “It’s in the plans. We were going to wait, but some complications have sped up the

couldn’t pin it down. So,

Everything seemed fair.

ever cautious, asked with a smile before I signed, “Mr. Carlson, are you

take special actions,” he answered, as

on, “Special

too, looking at

see a lot of potential in Janedream. What if you turned

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exceeded

leaving their office after signing the contract, my phone

were

was both shocked and delighted. We were about to grab lunch but instantly decided to head to the office building where we’d placed a down

both Christine and I saw the

finally had our own company.

invite Mark over? Let’s