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.”

let things slide so easily. With the scandal blowing up online, Dorothy would vent all her fury on me. And

“The longer you stay with the Myers family, the more they expose themselves online. Dorothy and Susan may

“Is he now…”

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

glance. “Worried about your ex, are you?”

sarcasm was

looked at him. “Do you think Bryant would

way too cautious,” Gregory lounged back in his seat, his

“Then

the Ferguson Group rested on his shoulders. How could he, and why would

surprised by my response. “Didn’t peg you

who’s love–struck.” I shot back, mimicking

hint of threat. “What was

sounded as if daring me to repeat any disparaging word, ready

his roof, I had 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

“Go

sure knew how to climb the

nearby, sparking a memory. I turned to Gregory and asked, “Can we