Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 326

I froze all over.

It was unexpected, somewhat bewildering.

Perhaps it was because our separation had been so graceless, marked by too many embarrassments, that the thought of having a calm conversation with him post divorce seemed impossible.

To me, the final chapter of our relationship was simple: we went our separate ways. No more complicating each other’s lives. Gathering my composure, I looked at him emotionlessly. “What brings you here?”

“…” Bryant flicked the ash from his cigarette, a rare hint of warmth breaking through his usual cold demeanor. “I came to see you.”

“Why?” I was genuinely puzzled.

Had he gone bankrupt and now remembered me?

His gaze was intense, unwavering, his voice deep. “To make amends. Jane, there’s nothing holding us back anymore. You can go back to being Mrs. Ferguson without worry.”

I was taken aback at first, then filled with disbelief.

think things were the same as before, back when I saw him as my beacon of light?

wave of his hand, I’d go away,

ip me, and my reply was sharp. “So you’re remembering me now

paused, trying to explain with patience, “Jane, I did what I did because…”

“It doesn’t matter.”

him, blurting out, “Do you really think our issues began when you got engaged to Dorothy? That her showing up

“I know, I misunderstood your feelings before, thinking you liked Mark, not

wasn’t a misunderstanding.”

I had known from the start that it was Mark who helped

It

stiffened, his deep eyes locking onto me, visibly shaken. “So, your feelings for me were solely

clenched my fist.

incident, he and I would have remained

just one of many gazing up from the mire.

been admiration, but never

reached for the