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.

expected Ellie to be dragged

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

who else would

"Dailey, how is what you're doing now

let go because of your cold words,

no one's ever dared

a few too many drinks tonight, not enough to be

grasp her words, and then she hit

I shouldn't have

an ex once outside a store. It

seemed to move on easily but was actually

I'd hurt her deeply when she'd offered her heart to

time, I

you, not just toying with your feelings,"

I said, "Christine, you can hit me, yell at

this level was beyond

today made sense in

between Christine and

Jane had

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