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.

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

I was the only

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

that means

talking about, and corrected, "He won't be giving you trouble

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

felt a pang of

powerful families, fights for

the sole heir to the

indulging in the

power. But time waits for no one, and

a new leader

the only choice. His illegitimate siblings didn't even qualify

Gregory's mother, and with Gregory in power, Hanson couldn't continue living

Confronted with fatherly affection,

el

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

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

"And your mother, Molly, they'll be fine