Lost Me Gained Regret

The anticipation was thick in the air, almost palpable.

The day of the gala had dawned surprisingly bright and clear, a stark contrast to the dreary, rain-soaked days that had preceded it. Vista Town's elite and a smattering of celebrities usually glimpsed only on screen graced the event, making the hotel's entrance a parade of luxury cars and eager reporters.

Catching sight of the cameras, I couldn't help but express my amazement, "My mom really went all out with this."

Beside me, Gregory nonchalantly agreed, "Yeah, the scale of this thing is kind of stressing me out."

I thought he shared my sentiment until he added, "Makes me think I'll have to go even bigger for our wedding."

I was speechless.

I sneaked in through the back door into the green room.

Bella's eyes lit up when she saw me. "My daughter looks stunning."

Despite my excitement, nerves tingled through me.

Feeling the sweat in my palms, she guided me to sit down on a couch. "Take a breather. Ivy will come fetch you when it's your turn."

I nodded.

Before leaving, Bella turned to Gregory, saying, "Try to calm her down a bit, will you? She's still pregnant, and even at three months, we can't have her getting too stressed." "Of course, Bella."

Gregory settled next to me after Bella left.

He asked, "Want me to say anything in particular?"

"I don't even know..."

"Okay."

Suddenly, he knelt in front of me, "I've been trying to comfort you all morning with no luck. It's hard to control physiological responses."

"But, I might have a slightly unconventional solution."

Intrigued and too preoccupied to question his logic, I went along with it, believing in him.

"What's the plan?"

could propose

...

the guests seated themselves in the banquet hall and the reporters found their spots, the flash

initially denied any relationship with Summer Taylor, your

I'd like

past misdeeds and how Summer deceived her, preventing her from recognizing her

her speech. She chose a subdued gown for the occasion, willingly playing the supporting role to her daughter.

journalists, a masked woman's

...

to fetch me, Gregory had

teased, "What's with the flushed

He just brought up proposing out

"Proposing? He did?!"

"Not exactly."

under my breath, "He always mentions it in passing, but

man doesn't seem the type to back

began analyzing, "You mean so much to him, so proposing has become a big deal.

running a company with

the proposal to be unique, just for

at analyzing others' relationships. When it comes to your own

realized too late I had

Christine's expression dimmed

"Dailey's hurt. He probably wanted you to visit. I didn't tell you because after

been to the

injured. I was there on other business

of scorn

saw him with his et

looking very cozy. Must

could sense her hurt

my fault; I've

was playing games,