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.

he was good—a great boss, a dutiful grandson, a loving adoptive son, a caring step-brother... just not a

was the only one hurt

with a napkin, he said, "It's a bit complicated, but in

that means

father we were talking about, and corrected, "He won't be giving you trouble for a while?" "That's one way to

for her wealth, and suppressed me to maintain his grip on power. He

felt a pang

families, fights for control often left little room for father-son

the sole heir to

and indulging in the privileges

But time waits for no one, and he grew old.

a new

the only choice. His illegitimate siblings

in power, Hanson couldn't continue living as before. After all, power

Confronted with fatherly affection,

el

from a desire for a compliant heir, a "filial son" who

hand, "Regardless, I just want you to be safe. If your father and Palmer make a move, don't confront them head-on. Even without the Ford family's

"And your mother, Molly, they'll be