Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 420

“Remember that.”

When it came to serious matters, he could be surprisingly straight–laced. His voice was slow and steady, “She claimed that only Dorothy and her daughter were behind it. Couldn’t pin anything else on her, and it didn’t seem right to keep holding her without more evidence, so we let her go. Why? What’s up?”

“I saw her yesterday.”

I didn’t stop what I was doing but looked up at Gregory. “Remember how Bella suddenly announced last year she had a daughter? Guess who that daughter

is?”

“Her?”

“Yeah, now goes by the name Summer.”

I was puzzled.

Gregory’s brown eyes narrowed slightly. “I’ll have someone dig into it.”

He never liked to drag his feet. He made a call right then and there.

And the response was quick.

Just as I finished massaging his legs, the phone rang.

Gregory answered, “Talk to me.”

“Greg, there’s nothing suspicious on the surface. Just Bella suddenly declaring

– she has a daughter, Summer. Can’t find much else. Looks like someone’s

covered their tracks well.”

“Any way to find out more?”

“That’ll take some time. You in a hurry?”

“Just get

hanging up, he looked at me, “Done with the massage?”

to overdo it.”

up but my legs were too

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in a swift move, pulling me into his embrace.

ended up sitting on his lap, his scent of mint

stand, but he gripped my waist. “Jane, I want to celebrate Valentine’s Day too.

he mean by

you, I didn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day with Bryant.”

celebrate Valentine’s Day, okay?”

tightened his hold around my waist, pulling me closer.

intention was clear, but when I tried to speak, my words came out all twisted. “Why…why not,

I mean

the words, his gaze fixed on me, a smirk playing on his lips, “Celebrate

what are we now, that you want to

cold, “What are we? We’ve been a lot of things over

gaze. “I never saw you as a backup. And about ditching… what happened back

been so

breaking it off and going back to Bryant, I was doing him

suddenly turned icy, “And yet, you’ve never offered an explanation for any

is the

numbness was fading, and I managed to stand up, licking my lips, “Some things… Maybe it’s better

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past could unearth more problems.

what if I insist? Jane, this might be your last chance. No explanation this time, and as you wish, we’ll just be friends from here on.”

clenched my fists, took a deep

*Click*

on the nearby couch and bending to

sister? I might have been out on a date, but I didn’t

looking over at her. Only her head was visible over a piece