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.

could even say he was good—a great boss, a dutiful grandson, a loving adoptive son, a caring step-brother...

where I was the only one hurt somehow felt

napkin, he said, "It's a

that means

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

"That man married my mother for her wealth, and suppressed me to maintain his grip on power. He doesn't want

I felt a pang of

fights for control often left little

was the sole heir to the

indulging

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

a new leader

the legitimate heir, was the only choice. His illegitimate siblings didn't even

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

Confronted with fatherly affection,

el

illegitimate son, stemmed from a desire for a compliant heir, a

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

"And your mother, Molly,