Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 341

“It does.” I curled my lips, mustering all my courage, “If it’s the latter, I’m worried… maybe you’ve fallen for me?

He chuckled, “Worried? You think me liking you would keep you up at night?”

“Pretty much.” I spoke openly, “You’ve got a good personality, come from a good family, and you’re loyal. Being liked by someone like you, it’s hard not to feel something. But that’s exactly why we can’t be.”

“Can’t be?”

“Yeah, can’t be.”

I took a deep breath, looking him straight in the eye, “I’m not a starry–eyed girl anymore. I can’t knowingly walk into a situation that’s doomed from the start. Your loyalty, to me, is a flaw.”

“You helped me out earlier, and I’ll deal with your parents for you. Beyond that, let’s both keep our heads.”

That night, after I got ready for bed in the guest room Ramona had set up, I lay there, wide awake.

What did Gregory say to me during the day?

He said, “Jane, don’t think you’re the only one who’s scared.”

Before I could ponder what he meant, he shoved me into his car and had his driver take me back.

my

frowned, answering,

usual, came through, “Come out. Hurry, it’s

“Okay.”

a long down coat, and headed

bumped into a solid chest, stumbling back two steps before I looked

car, wincing from the collision, and grumbled, “So, being called out in

smelled faintly

I was going… You do realize

a subtle turmoil in his eyes, his voice cold, “I’m setting New Year’s Day as the deadline. If there’s no

froze. I knew what

into my palm, my whole being felt lost, awkward, and

you said you’d never give up

pulled me into his embrace, the scent of mint mixing with the cold

a hug borrowed

clear and profound, “I wasn’t sure before, but seeing

first time in front of him, I felt utterly out of my depth, a stark contrast to the embarrassment of being

had

back, asking, “What makes you

about everything.”