Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 730

I knew why things had turned out this way.

It was all because of the mess I'd made.

"What do you want me to do to make things right?" I asked.

Christine offered a smile, but it was more a slight curve of her lips than anything. No real joy lit up her beautiful face.

"Why are you picking fights with me, Mr. Clarkson? Especially when you've got that sweet, gentle girl from your childhood waiting in the wings, right?"

I scratched my head, puzzled at how the conversation had suddenly veered towards Ellie.

"Ellie and I just grew up together, that's all. Calling her a childhood sweetheart would be stretching it, let alone anything more."

"Who told you that?"

There was no way Christine hadn't discussed this with Jane, which meant Greg would've set the record straight with Jane.

The misunderstanding couldn't have come from Greg.

Ellie to

all because of those hurtful things I'd said back then, pushing her away. So, I believed I deserved whatever was coming my way now.

who else

a moment, Christine said, "Dailey, how is what you're doing now any different from my

go because of your cold words, why can't you let go after I've physically lashed

bet no one's ever dared to

had a few too many drinks tonight, not enough to be drunk but enough to feel it, especially with

grasp her words, and then

it, I shouldn't have hurt you

her talking to Jane about an ex once outside a store. It was

to move on easily but was actually capable of deep

hurt her deeply when she'd offered her

I just

you, not just toying with

can hit me, yell at me,

this level was

told her today made sense

social gap between

Jane had