Lost Me Gained Regret

"Alright, I'm on it."

Seeing her frustration boiling over, the assistant quickly seized the moment to leave.

The ringtone of the phone pierced the silence.

Summer glanced at the caller ID and answered in a cool tone, "Hello, Mr. Larson, what's up?"

Lately, there hadn't been any moves from Bella's end, likely she had dropped her suspicions.

With her resources flowing in, and after shooting for several magazines back to back, everyone seemed to be in her corner, showering her with praise every day.

Gradually, she started to feel a bit above it all, even Mark Larson didn't seem as important in her eyes anymore.

Mark, holding a photo just handed to him by an underling, asked coldly, "Has anyone been in your room these past few days?"

"Nope." Summer truthfully said, "I've got cameras installed, and my phone never buzzed with any alerts."

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely!" Summer sounded somewhat exasperated. "Mr. Larson, you're worrying too much. If something was really wrong, do you think I'd still be here filming this show so carefree?"

After so many days without incident, she believed Bella had let go of any suspicions.

Mark scoffed coldly, "Bella went to see Jane this afternoon!"

The photo he was holding was of Bella getting in and out of her car in the Elmwood Villas underground parking lot.

Summer paused for a moment, then quickly pressed on, "And? Did Jane go back to Cloud Villas with her?"

"No." It was this uncertainty that had Mark unsure as well.

Summer let out a sigh of relief and became more confident, "Well, there you go. If Jane was really her daughter, why would she skip staying in a big mansion? Bella probably just went to see

"Are you sure?"

"You think they've recognized each other

"Shouldn't I be suspicious?"

Vista Town

I just called her this morning, and nothing seemed off. I don't

wouldn't still be allowing Summer to use her resources. Compared to verifying Mark's baseless suspicions, getting more screen time on the

his gaze turned sharp, and he chuckled,

me say one last

gently caressing it, and warned in a chilling tone, "From today onwards, stop contacting me. You

Summer to

Idiot.

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only risk dragging everything down with her.

the remote to close the curtains, shrouding himself in shadows, and dialed a number

"Yes, BOSS."

other end was respectful, "Kane boarded this

"Got it."

responded coolly, a determined and dangerous glint in his eyes, then asked, "How's the task I gave

...

up before my alarm even

I stepped out of my room than the doorbell

a fingerprint, why didn't you just

"Well..."

look towards the master bedroom, "Didn't want to

no interrupting; he's not

quickly, then asked, "What brings