Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 327

“Sorry…” He froze for a moment, as if suddenly snapping back to reality. “My apologies, I just… I want to make things right with us.”

“On what grounds?” I looked at him coldly. “Bryant, seriously, why? Deep down, why do you want to start over?”

I used to hang on to every word he said, believing him wholeheartedly.

Only to end up battered and bruised.

But now, I’d woken up from that dream, and there was no way I was going down that road again.

His lips tightened slightly. “Because…”

1 cut him off with a cold, mocking smile. “Because you’re used to winning. You just can’t stand losing.”

I’d never believed in those stories where people realize they’re hopelessly in love only after they’ve parted ways.

“That’s not it.” Bryant’s denial was firm, his deep eyes swirling as if trying to draw me in. “I can’t live without you. Jane, I’m used to having you around the house, used to hearing you call out my name suddenly, used to you waiting up for me, no matter how late…”

habit,

teddy bear you’ve had by your pillow for years

breath to calm my anger, my words cutting deep. “So, just because you’re uncomfortable, I’m supposed to start over with you? Bryant, I’ve had

furrowed slightly. “Me, bankrupt?”

sparing no effort to hurt him. “They all left you, and you think I’m

when his eyes met mine again, they were colder, rimmed with red, his voice laced with irony and obsession.

one day I become the celebrated Mr. Ferguson again, you’d consider being

I tossed the words out carelessly.

to fall, you don’t just talk about

all I wanted was a clean

silent, but then he suddenly smirked, lifting his hand to caress my cheek almost obsessively. “Jane, remember your answer.”

smoothly and walked away with confident

the elevator dinged upon arrival, the hallway and

everything that had just happened was nothing but a

took a moment to catch my breath, straightening the

did, something felt off. Instinctively, I glanced towards the