Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 502



It was around this time that life seemed to finally be going my way.

Mentioning Bryant Ferguson made me pause a momentary lapse that felt like a lifetime had passed.

These days, it felt like the struggling, pain-ridden Jane of the past had been cleaved in two, leaving a new me in her place.

Gregory pinched my cheek, "Daydreaming?"

"No, not really."

I shook my head, unable to pin down my feelings, and followed his lead, "Is this about Bryant?"

I knew Bryant's influence had been creeping towards Vista Town again.

But his helping Gregory seemed both unexpected and somehow anticipated.

He wasn't a bad person, not really.

grandson, a loving adoptive son, a caring step-brother... just not a

the only one hurt somehow

food and drink, displayed a carefree demeanor that belied his upbringing. Wiping his mouth with a napkin, he said, "It's a bit complicated, but in short, Bryant did me a favor and put a halt to Hanson Ford's plans to push Palmer into a

that means

and corrected, "He won't be

"That man married my mother for her wealth, and suppressed me to maintain his grip on power. He doesn't want a son; he wants

felt a pang

In these powerful families, fights for control often left little room

the sole heir to the

and indulging

waits for no one, and he grew old. The

needed a

the legitimate heir, was the only choice. His illegitimate siblings didn't even qualify for the family tree, let

been strained since he betrayed Gregory's mother, and with Gregory in power, Hanson couldn't continue living as before. After all, power dictates

Confronted with fatherly affection,

el

son, stemmed from a desire for a compliant

your father and Palmer make a move, don't confront them head-on. Even without the Ford family's power, we can still have a good

mother, Molly, they'll