Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 450

I stood frozen in place.

Ike wriggled out of his restraints and rushed back to me like a little cub, clutching my legs as tears streamed down his face. “That’s not true, Uncle, you’re being so unfair!”

Hearing this, Gregory chuckled, his gaze steady on me. “Is that so?”

I guessed he had misunderstood something. The things he said were meant to test me. He was staring at me, waiting for me to provide a contradicting answer. This was probably the last chance he was giving me.

Slowly, I diverted my gaze, crouching down to hug the sobbing Ike, wiping away his tears. “It’s okay, Ike. Uncle was wrong. Can you give your sister a little time? I need to explain something to your uncle, alright?”

The little munchkin blinked his teary long lashes, his voice soft and milky. “Okay…”

“Chris.” I dialed Christine’s number.

She answered with confusion, “What’s up?”

“Can you come up to the fifth floor? Take Ike to the birthday party, will you?”

“Sure.” Christine sensed something was off in my tone and agreed promptly, but she couldn’t help asking with concern, “What’s going on?”

I pressed my lips together, “I’ll explain tonight.”

Soon, Christine arrived to take Ike away, leaving me and Gregory alone, one standing outside, the other inside. In a standoff. Annoyed at each other.

I glared at him, licking my dry lips. “Gregory, has anyone ever told you you’re being

childish?”

sharp–tongued. Never knew how to speak kindly. As a kid, unless I was in tears, it was rare to hear him say anything nice. But as a child, I was the same. Spoiled, willful. We were born the same, but the experiences of the past twenty–plus years had changed me, forced me to evolve.

his tongue, “Jane, you won’t even give me an explanation

him.

“Yes.”

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“Yes.”

did you find?”

you

I fell silent. For the last two years, between searching for him, learning from Dave, and battling depression, I can barely say I did anything else.

I immediately understood what he was upset about. Somehow gathering my courage, I stepped forward, disregarding his icy demeanor,

him.

on my tiptoes, and kissed him. The man was momentarily stunned! The next second, unable to hold back any longer, he wrapped his arms around my waist, lifting me slightly, responding with a stormy kiss. Bit by bit,

glistening with tears, my voice soft yet firm, “Me and Mark, we’ve never kissed like

out.” I leaned against his forehead, “I can explain. During those two years abroad, I lived in a house that was Mark’s; he did take good care of me, but it was just that, nothing beyond friendship. Even when he occasionally came to France for business and checked in on

။

I wasn’t sure at first,

this, Gregory pulled me close again, still deliberately stern, “What

“What else did you

should I have found out?”

uncertainly. I didn’t know the extent of his network, but since he