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.

hadn't expected Ellie to be dragged into this

with Christine was all because of those hurtful things I'd said back then, pushing her away. So, I believed I deserved

couldn't fathom who else

how is what you're doing now any different from my

your cold words, why can't you

bet no one's ever dared to hit you

too many drinks tonight, not enough to be drunk but enough to feel

took me a moment to grasp her words, and then

deserved it, I shouldn't

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

to move on easily but was actually

deeply when she'd offered her heart to

time, I

not just toying with

said, "Christine, you can hit me, yell at me, do whatever you need

this level

Ellie told her today made

gap between Christine and

though Jane had said