Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 322

The questions were sharp, no doubt about it. But Gregory didn’t seem flustered at all. He gestured for me to come closer with a hook of his finger. “Lean in. I’ll tell you.”

I moved a few inches. “Go ahead.”

Given the limited space in the car and with no one else around except the driver, all the secrecy seemed a bit over the top.

He moved a bit closer, a mischievous twinkle in his eyes, testing the limits of annoyance.”I just can’t stand people who are too slow on the uptake.”

I straightened up, glaring at him. “So, should I be thanking you for enlightening me?”

“I wouldn’t mind,” he said with a polite smile.

He always held a cheeky demeanor like that. But I couldn’t discount his assistance earlier. I lowered my gaze. “Thanks for what you did back there.”

His fingers tapped casually against the windowsill. “Even if I hadn’t shown up, they would’ve let you go eventually.”

I smiled bitterly. “But not without making me suffer a bit more.”

slide so easily. With the scandal blowing up online, Dorothy

all. “The longer you stay with the Myers

“Is he now…”

a rock and a hard place. On one hand, he was linked to the Myers family by

glance. “Worried

was unmistakable.

think Bryant would go to any

safe, way too cautious,” Gregory lounged back in his seat, his voice lazy, “So,

“Then why

future of the Ferguson Group rested on his shoulders. How could

surprised by my response. “Didn’t peg you for

I shot back, mimicking his earlier tone.

with a hint of threat. “What was

repeat any disparaging word, ready to

no choice but to bow my head. I smiled, trying to sound sincere. “I was saying you’re a once–in–a–lifetime kind of guy. Staying faithful to a

eyebrow, pleased. “Go on.

knew how to climb the ladder of compliments.

alley nearby, sparking a memory. I turned to Gregory and asked, “Can we stop by that alley