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.”

wouldn’t let things slide so easily. With the scandal blowing up online, Dorothy would vent all her

you stay

“Is he now…”

hard place. On one hand, he was linked to the Myers family by marriage. On the other, he was stirring trouble with them to save

glance. “Worried about your

sarcasm was unmistakable.

think Bryant would go to any lengths

too cautious,” Gregory lounged back in his

shrugged. “Then

was always aware of the burdens he carried. Ever since Timothy’s passing, the entire future of the Ferguson Group rested on his shoulders. How could he, and why would he, risk

looked surprised by my response. “Didn’t peg you for someone who’s

love–struck.” I shot back, mimicking his earlier tone.

hint

any disparaging word, ready to cast me back out into

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 fiancée lost for

“Go on.

how to climb the

a memory. I turned to Gregory and asked, “Can we stop by