Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 741

In the end, it was Christine who went to get the luggage.

She was always one to act on impulse, a mind full of doubts that needed immediate clearing.

Otherwise, good luck catching any z's.

Dailey offered to accompany her, but she turned him down, leaving him no choice but to wait by the door. Gregory and Dailey had known each other for years, yet Gregory was never one for mushy consolations.

He simply stood by, waiting alongside.

Jane was off to check on the kids.

In the room, Christine tidied up the suitcase she had rummaged through upon waking, snapped it shut, and picked it up without a moment's hesitation.

She didn't even take a seat but looked straight at Merritt and asked, "Did I really come back to this room on my own last night?"

Merritt's gaze dropped, resembling a scolded puppy, though it was clear the submission was superficial, with a streak of defiance beneath.

"Look, I haven't been nagging you about... This is actually the first time for me..."

Christine was unimpressed.

Merritt felt genuinely remorseful about taking the

seemed to offer her the power to decide,

was strong, always

Too bad.

some naive teenager who could be easily convinced she

answer my

gaze, "Listen, we started off as just having fun, nothing serious. But

well. Choose me, and I'll treasure you like no other. I don't have any childhood sweetheart or a close friend

won't waver between you and another woman.

saying this to make you feel obligated about

I share part of the

without expression

that your admission?" she

"When you hugged me last night, I

refused, but I really

and I couldn't resist."

I

have to take half

the blame, and that's why you're not pressuring me into making

going to be honest with

for