Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 348

He extended the box towards me, speaking softly, “Take a look.”

-Arnica Cream

When I finally made out the bold letters on the box, I wished the ground would swallow me whole. Hastily getting up, I said, “Just leave the medication with me. I’ll take a shower and apply it myself.”

If it hadn’t been for him, I would have forgotten about my fall.

“Sure.”

A playful smile touched his lips, his tone teasing, “I’ve already asked the concierge to send up Christine, in case you need help reaching those tricky spots.”

From the get–go, he had considered the privacy of my injury.

It was just my imagination.

The longer I thought about it, the more embarrassed I felt, until I just got mad. I pushed him out of the room and tried to slam the door shut.

But he stopped the door with one hand and, much like the night before, suddenly pinched my face, his voice seductive, “Jane, Merry Christmas.”

As he spoke, the sound of fireworks burst outside.

The brilliant fireworks lit up the entire room through the floor–to–ceiling windows, making him seem all the more unrestrained.

run away this time,”

901

empty promises, but he followed through quickly when it came to his

the Ferguson Group boldly snatched several projects

electronic device featuring technology that the Ferguson Group was planning to unveil in

a wedding dress for someone else, suffering a significant loss.

to schedule a meeting with some clients from Vista

stay and treat it like a

was browsing the news online, puzzled, “Do you think Gregory would really

know.”

contact with Gregory. We hadn’t even called each other; at

if he was doing

past experiences had left me with no confidence

no longer believed that a man would go to such

was just the usual business

phone, she suddenly sat up straight,

what?” I

the Myers family came

me her phone, a bit concerned for me. “It’s confirmed. She’s the Myers

“That’s good.”

peace. Her longing to find Lilliana was palpable,

Do you really