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.

even say he was good—a great boss, a dutiful grandson, a loving adoptive son,

where I was the

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

means your

was his father we were talking about, and corrected, "He won't be giving you trouble

of coldness in his eyes, "That man married my mother for her wealth, and suppressed me to maintain

this, I felt a pang

it wasn't surprising. In these powerful families, fights for control often

sole

naturally taking over and indulging

waits for no one, and he grew

needed a new leader

illegitimate siblings didn't even qualify for

relationship had been strained since he betrayed Gregory's mother, and with Gregory in power, Hanson couldn't continue living

Confronted with fatherly affection,

el

Palmer, an illegitimate son, stemmed from a desire for a compliant heir, a "filial son" who would do

to be safe. If your father and Palmer make a move, don't confront them head-on.

your mother, Molly, they'll be