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?”

took a sip of water before I asked, “What’s up?”

contract with RF came through! They said if we sign now, the funds will be in

fast!” I was as

multinational like RF to take a while with

this was quick!

office, York Carlson was already there with the contract,

branch office isn’t set up yet, so the place is a bit

branch here

the plans. We were going to wait, but some

was hinting at something but couldn’t pin it down. So, I just

Everything seemed fair.

Carlson, are

take special actions,” he answered,

on, “Special cases?”

was curious too,

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

4d fo

efficiency exceeded our expectations.

after signing the contract, my phone rang.

funds were

but instantly decided to head to the office

keys, both Christine and I saw the

our

don’t you invite Mark