Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 618



Christine was in the throes of a vibrant dance floor, lost in the beats and lights, when her wristwatch buzzed with an incoming call. As she reached to check it, an unseen force whisked her away from the dance and into the privacy of a lounge.

Stumbling through the doorway, she regained her footing only to lock eyes with a face both familiar and icily distant.

Before she could utter a word, her wristwatch vibrated once more. It was Jane on the line. "Have you been able to reach Dailey? I can't seem to get a hold of Gregory."

What a coincidence, Dailey was right there in front of her.

Christine extended her watch towards him. "Hear that, Mr. Clarkson?"

Dailey, catching the urgency, immediately dialed out on his phone.

Christine, still on the line with Jane, asked, "Did you try reaching Lucius?"

"No luck there."

yet she couldn't voice her concerns to Jane, especially with her being pregnant. Instead, she offered reassurance, "Maybe he's on a flight back? A guy like Gregory? He's more likely to be the bully than the bullied. Pregnancy can make you overthink, Jane. Let's focus on the positives, alright?" Mid-conversation, Christine's high heels betrayed her on the plush carpet, sending her tumbling towards Dailey. He caught her with reflexes sharp as his gaze,

Can't get through to Jane right now. Just

composure, wondered aloud about Gregory's situation only to

came through again. Christine reassured her, "Dailey got through to them Gregory's just tied up, but he'll

palpable, "Is it

if we don't hear back

to wait, her

on a couch, eyeing his shattered phone with a cold detachment

having secured

over his own

your wife's