Lost Me Gained Regret

Dailey's head was pounding, a sharp contrast to how he felt after chugging a bottle of water earlier, thinking it would help. Now, his blood pressure seemed to skyrocket with frustration, blurring his vision slightly. He was about to say something when Christine yanked her hand away from his grip.

He reached for her again, only to grasp at thin air.

Then, suddenly, the world went dark, and he collapsed straight to the ground.

Instinctively, Christine reached out to catch him!

It wasn't because he was Dailey; she would've done the same for anyone collapsing in front of her.

"Quit playing, get up or I'm letting go. You'll face-plant right into the dirt, and don't you dare blame me for it!"

Christine threatened to release her hold, sensing Dailey was genuinely about to fall.

Gritting her teeth, she managed to support him, despite her strength being limited. She called out to Merritt, "Lend me a hand here."

Merritt was reluctant but took Dailey from Christine's arms, tempted for a moment to just drop him.

But he couldn't ruin his image in front of Christine.

"Chris, what's wrong with him?"

Christine touched Dailey's forehead.

Wow!

He was burning up.

How long has it been, and he's still running a fever?

And he hasn't been treated at a hospital yet? Does he want to end up with pneumonia or something worse? "Merritt, looks like we need to get him to the hospital."

to agree, the Clarkson family's driver

happy to pass the hot

driver took Dailey, not having the time to ponder what had transpired between Dailey

immediate priority was to get him to the hospital before the Clarkson family caught wind of the situation, risking his

felt awkward accepting thanks but didn't dwell on it, simply responding

to Merritt, "You should

it was a shame.

coul

the night,

only have been able to

a

dent in

Cine.

wasn't in a rush; he planned to show Christine his best side, making her fall for him

wait till you're inside before I catch

felt this

her own, fighting to crawl

emerging only to find herself still enveloped in it, she had considered giving up, thinking death might be easier than enduring

life, she'd

It was

the

had pulled her

back to

the courage to

living.

years, whenever Christine looked back,

to live now,