Lost Me Gained Regret

He chuckled, "Jane, do you have any idea how much of my life you've missed?"

"How much?"

"Let's not count the years before I found you."

Gregory didn't even pause before he proudly stated, "You've been absent for 758 days. In those 758 days, I've changed; I'm not the same person I was."

I was somewhat touched, but his last sentence made me slowly type out a question mark, "Hmm?"

"I can cook now."

He lifted his chiseled jaw, pinned me to the couch with a calm demeanor, and said, "Just wait for dinner."

With that, he headed into the kitchen.

I leaned against the back of the couch, slightly worried, but seeing his smooth and practiced movements through the glass door, I relaxed.

I found a more comfortable position and watched his every move.

My heart felt full, wishing time could stop at this moment.

The man wore a hand-tailored white shirt, its sleeves casually rolled up to reveal his delicate wrists and toned forearms.

The shirt was tucked into his trousers, embracing his long legs. The clothes were a bit wrinkled from our earlier flirtation, adding a sense of disarray.

strangely suited his

I knew had

He was always himself.

face, saying with deep meaning, "If you keep

snapped back to reality, my

"Go on,

"Okay!"

smell of dinner, and hurriedly washed my hands before sitting at the

set with three dishes and a soup, each looking

"Have you been to

on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in

and served me a spicy shrimp, "Eat slowly; eating too fast is bad

"Got it."

nodded vigorously and started

I wanted to wash the

when we

Gregory wouldn't let me lift a finger, "I'm

"Aren't you afraid of spoiling me? If I get used to this, you'll have to

He pinched my cheek, smiling. "It seems you're not spoiled yet; I need to

he didn't let me sit still but

ate; let's move around on

agreed, then suddenly realized something. "Gregory, have you noticed you've become quite