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.

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

his hand, I’d go away, and with

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

trying to explain with patience, “Jane, I

“It doesn’t matter.”

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

“I know, I misunderstood

wasn’t a misunderstanding.”

pain, “If I had known from the start that it was Mark who helped me, I might not have fallen for

thinking he had a soft heart. It made me brave enough to go after what seemed impossible.

shaken. “So, your feelings for me were solely because of that incident?”

my

and I would have remained strangers forever.

just one of many gazing up from the mire.

been admiration,

my piece, I reached for the