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.”

online, Dorothy would vent all her fury on

come to that.” Gregory’s smile was faint as if he had seen through it all. “The longer you stay

“Is he now…”

was linked to the Myers family by marriage. On the other, he

a sidelong glance. “Worried

sarcasm was unmistakable.

him. “Do you think Bryant would go

it safe, way too cautious,” Gregory lounged back

“Then why

Ferguson Group rested on his

“Didn’t peg you for someone

the one who’s love–struck.” I shot back, mimicking his earlier

chuckled but with a hint

any disparaging word, ready to cast me back

was saying you’re a once–in–a–lifetime kind of guy. Staying faithful to a fiancée lost

“Go on.

how to climb the ladder

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