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.

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

world where I was the only one hurt somehow

"It's a bit complicated, but in short, Bryant did me a favor and

that means your

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

a hint of coldness in his eyes, "That man married my mother for her wealth,

felt a pang of

families, fights for control

sole heir to the

taking over and indulging

time waits for no one, and he grew old.

a new

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

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

Confronted with fatherly affection,

el

indiscretions. Hanson's support Palmer, an illegitimate son, stemmed from a desire for a compliant heir, a "filial son"

you to be safe. 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 a good

"And your mother, Molly,