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.

the light, my phone on the

frowned, answering,

came through, “Come out.

“Okay.”

long down coat, and

into a solid chest, stumbling back two steps before

the collision, and grumbled, “So, being called out in the middle of the night

faintly of alcohol.

“Just wasn’t watching where I was going… You do realize it’s the middle of the

voice cold, “I’m setting New Year’s Day as the deadline. If there’s no word from her by

I knew what his

nails dug into my palm, my whole being felt lost,

him hesitantly, “But you said you’d never give

mint mixing with

this a 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 seeing you with Bryant today, I couldn’t help it. I wanted to betray my original resolve.”

out of my depth, a stark contrast

had been a long time.

awkwardly stepped back, asking, “What makes you so sure I’d agree?”

confident about everything.”