Lost Me Gained Regret

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Chapter 292

We were adults and had cleared the art between us days ago. It was evident what Mark’s kindness and attention meant. I was at a loss. for how to respond. I had said everything I needed to say that day. Constantly turning him down would only make things awkward, and we might end up not even being friends.

Mark hesitated, “Jane, am I making you feel pressured?”

speak, when he continued thoughtfully, “Like I said, you don’t need to respond to anything. Just think of it as something friends do for each other”

to start a new relationship, we can

warmed at his words. I might have fallen deeply for him if I hadn’t gone through that disastrous marriage with Bryant and if I were still at the age of

go of my fork. “What if that day

stunned expression, I put down my fork. “If Bryant and I had never divorced, what would

replied with a forced smile, the soft light casting

lie to you” he continued, “I returned to the country partly because I heard things between you and Bryant weren’t as perfect as they seemed online” He looked at me squarely, a hint of self–mockery in his voice. “Does that make me despicable? Hoping for your divorce, hoping for a sliver

by Mark’s candidness, with my words barely escaping my lips. “But divorce doesn’t mean I’m ready to be with someone else again.

I mentioned “a good friend.” But I didn’t

“Jane, how about we set a timeline? Like six months, a year, two years.

“Let’s say six months.”

views on love but agreed that love didn’t necessarily grow over time. Sometimes, it was just there, or it was not. If it were possible

“Let’s eat before

he glanced toward Gregory’s place, suddenly asking, “Jane, are you close with Mr. Ford?”

bold and unrestrained, a