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.

was about to turn off the light, my phone on

frowned, answering,

lazy as usual, came through, “Come out. Hurry,

“Okay.”

long down coat, and headed out while zipping it

looking ahead, I bumped into a solid chest,

being called out in the middle of the night has you

smelled faintly of alcohol.

my nose. “Just wasn’t watching where I was going… You

setting New Year’s Day as the deadline. If there’s no word from her by then,

knew what

nails dug into my palm, my whole

moment, I looked at him hesitantly, “But you said you’d never give

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

hug borrowed in advance.”

go, his usual carefree demeanor replaced with a serious look, his words clear and profound, “I wasn’t sure

out of my depth,

it had

back, asking, “What makes you

about