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.

off the light, my phone on the

answering,

came through, “Come out. Hurry, it’s freezing.”

“Okay.”

down coat,

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

leaned against his car, wincing from the collision, and grumbled, “So, being called out in the middle

faintly

You do realize it’s the middle of the night, right?

fixed on me, a subtle turmoil in his eyes, his voice cold, “I’m setting New Year’s Day as the deadline. If there’s no word from her by then,

froze. I knew what his “stop waiting”

dug into my palm, my whole being felt lost,

hesitantly, “But you

the scent of mint mixing

hug borrowed

was quick to let go, his usual carefree demeanor replaced with a serious look, his words clear and profound, “I wasn’t sure before, but

of my depth, a stark contrast to the

and it had been a long time.

awkwardly stepped back, asking, “What makes you

about everything.”