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 asked,

came through! They said if we

I was as thrilled

you’d expect a multinational like RF to take a while with contract

was quick!

Carlson was already there with

isn’t set up yet, so the

a branch here in RiverCity?” Christine asked, seizing the

while explaining, “It’s in the plans. We

but couldn’t pin it down.

Everything seemed fair.

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

actions,” he answered,

caught on, “Special cases?”

was curious too,

Janedream. What if you turned to another company because of

4d fo

Group’s efficiency exceeded our expectations.

office after signing

funds were in!

but instantly

we signed the lease and got the keys, both Christine

our own

was beaming, “Why don’t you invite Mark over?