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?”

cold, “Just

he looked at me,

want to

were too numb,

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move, pulling me

sitting on his lap, his scent of mint

I struggled to stand, but he gripped my waist. “Jane, I want to celebrate Valentine’s Day too. You can’t

mean by

told you, I didn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day,

his hold around my waist,

intention was clear, but when I tried to speak, my words came out all twisted. “Why…why

mean

a smirk playing on his lips, “Celebrate Valentine’s

we now, that you want to celebrate

turned cold, “What are we? We’ve been a lot of things over the years, haven’t we? Childhood friends, fiancés, friends, or maybe… a backup

And about ditching… what happened back then, I was in the wrong.”

been

back to Bryant, I was

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

past is the past.”

numbness was fading, and I managed to stand up, licking my lips, “Some things… Maybe it’s better not to

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could unearth more

Jane, this might be your last chance. No explanation this time, and as you wish, we’ll just be friends from here

clenched my fists, took a deep breath. “Back then,

*Click*

sound of the front door interrupted us as Edith burst in, dropping bags on the nearby

I might have been out on a date, but I didn’t forget to bring you

her head was visible over a piece of