Lost Me Gained Regret

"Get your ass back here!"

She yelled, then immediately feared attracting the attention of reporters and quickly slammed the door shut.

Recalling her assistant's words, she dug through the chaos to find her phone.

The top trending news had changed - Bella denies Summer's lineage.

Summer felt her strength leave her. At that moment, unable to focus on anything else, she instinctively dialed Mark's number...

The call went unanswered until the cold, mechanical voice of the voicemail greeted her.

Summer, relentless, dialed again and again.

But each time, no answer, just the automatic hang-up.

"Argh!!!" Summer screamed in frustration and despair, and in a fit of rage, she threw her phone against the wall, shattering its screen.

This time, it wasn't that Mark didn't want to answer; he simply couldn't.

Even though the phone was right in front of him.

Gregory lounged on the central couch as if he owned the place, legs casually propped up, showing none of the respect due to a host's home.

sit on

holding the most significant bargaining

determined to win

was also taking his time. He picked up the coffee pot and poured himself a cup, fighting the urge to throw the hot liquid in Mark's

Lucius approached,

sparing no nook or cranny, and even employed devices for a thorough check, yet they found

place, they had already searched everywhere

fury flashed in

He set his

it to crack.

aside

Subted aside, not wantin

be splattered with blood.

patience was thin, especially in the presence of someone who troubled him and

it in his hand

didn't flinch,

"If you're

you'll

as well tell you, your acupuncture might seem to have delayed the poison, but it hasn't suppressed it. It's almost f integrated into her bloodstream by now. It'll act within two days,

each word, Gregory's grip on the baseball bat tightened, the veins on his hands

he cracked a