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 phone

answering,

usual, came through, “Come out.

“Okay.”

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

chest, stumbling back two

grumbled, “So, being called out in the middle of the night has you looking

faintly

watching where I was going… You do realize it’s the middle of the night, right? What’s up?”

in his eyes, his voice cold, “I’m setting New Year’s Day as the deadline. If there’s

I knew what

my whole being felt lost, awkward, and confused…

you said you’d never give

embrace, the scent of mint mixing with the cold

this a hug

a serious look, his words clear and profound, “I wasn’t sure before, but seeing you with Bryant

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

and it had

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

confident about everything.”