Lost Me Gained Regret

Gregory saw her too, his brow creasing silently. He glanced my way and murmured, "Jane, I need to have a quick word with Mr. Ferguson about some business matters. Could you check on Christine, see why she hasn't come up yet?"

"Sure."

I nodded and made my way out, dialing Christine as I waited for the elevator.

The tension between the two was palpable, a silent storm brewing.

Ex-husband, current partner...

No one dared to get in the middle of that; they all steered clear, giving them space.

Gregory bit his cheek, clearly itching for a confrontation but, for the sake of not ruining his mother-in-law's event, he managed a cold laugh, "Mr. Ferguson, care for a private chat?"

"Let's."

Bryant watched Jane's retreating figure, his fingers curling slightly.

He had thought, hoped, that seeing him with another woman would stir some emotion in Jane. But it seemed... she couldn't care less.

As if, to her, he was now just an ex. Nothing more.

Following Gregory to an emergency stairwell, Bryant was caught off guard when Greg's fist connected with his face!

of his mouth, but

"Mr. Ferguson!"

thud alarmed Kevin, who was about

"It's nothing!"

absent from his features, smirked provocatively, "What's the matter? She doesn't care if I find a replacement. What's it to you?" Before he could

Symmetry.

by the collar, fury blazing in his eyes, "It's because you never appreciated her. And now, you're pulling

Greg; the woman Bryant brought

Gregory knew exactly what Bryant

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gaze was fierce, the air thick with tension, "You think I'd let your antics soil her view again?"

a stand-in or planning to win her back,

his boss, puzzled and concerned

head to

replied calmly, "No

clenched her

his injury. In that moment in the banquet hall, when she saw that woman, she understood why she was

was just... a stand-in

despite being physically assaulted, seemed

The reason...

man who hit him was