Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 709

"I gotta admit, I'm more upfront than you are."

Nelly just laughed it off, her smile as if soldered onto her face..

Her tone remained gentle, "Tonight, let's clear up their past misunderstandings. Tomorrow, we'll give them something new to puzzle over."

Outside, the escape room owner watched the surveillance feed and said to a nearby employee, "These two have got some nerve. Ghosts have been floating around for ages, and here they are, calmly chatting away."

...

As the car pulled into the underground parking lot, Christine was already reaching to open the door before the car had fully stopped.

Dailey's hand shot out, pressing the door closed, "If you want to talk in the car, I'm all ears."

"You've got to be kidding me."

Christine's tone was icy as she shot back.

The driver, sensing the tension, quickly made himself scarce.

"Do you want to go upstairs, or stay here?" Dailey asked.

Christine kicked at him, "Neither. I don't want to talk to you. Sharing the same air as you makes me sick."

Especially with that subtle scent of jasmine lingering on him from Nelly.

Dailey pinned her legs with his, his jaw set tight, "Fine, seems you prefer the car."

free. She

Damn it.

if

eventually stopped struggling, saving her energy, and turned her head away, ignoring

this awkward position, he slowly said, "I was at

my

Christine remained silent.

I

"You didn't show."

carried a hint

a hint of

was indifferent, "Oh, so if you want to insult me, it's fine, but if you're apologizing, I'm just supposed to show up at a

fixed everything, what would we need

what you say today, I won't forgive

carefully, Dailey, I, Christine, want nothing to do with

were cut off before she

had never felt so frustrated. She

would ever

Dailey was the

Damn it.

she flirted with him, he was as detached as

in, determined to break

he ruthlessly rebuffed her,

that wasn't even what pissed her

to her was him cozying up to his first love, flirting with

the wounded, the sick. Now here he was, pinning her down, talking about