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.

light, my

frowned, answering, “Hello?”

as usual, came through, “Come out.

“Okay.”

bed, grabbed a long down coat, and headed out while zipping

chest, stumbling back two steps before

his car, wincing from the collision, and grumbled, “So, being

smelled faintly

“Just wasn’t watching where I was going… You do realize it’s the middle of the night, right? What’s up?”

a subtle turmoil in his eyes, his voice cold, “I’m setting New Year’s Day

I knew what his

my palm, my whole being

looked at him hesitantly, “But you said you’d never give up on

mint mixing with the cold night air, enveloping my

this a hug borrowed

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

felt utterly out of my depth, a stark contrast to the

and it had been

“What makes you so

about