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

the only

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

that means

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

man married my mother for her wealth, and suppressed me to maintain his grip on

I felt

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

sole heir to the

taking over and indulging in the

waits for no one,

needed a new leader

choice. His illegitimate siblings didn't even qualify for the family tree, let alone

and with Gregory in power,

Confronted with fatherly affection,

el

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

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

your mother, Molly,