Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 758

On the couch, the family sat in a neat row, a scene straight out of a cozy Sunday gathering.

He took a bite of his ice cream, his words succinct and to the point.

"First off, it's Christine or no one for me."

Caldwell was the first to object, concerned for the Clarkson family's reputation, and perhaps a bit for the ice cream as well.

Dailey didn't pay him any mind. "Second, Nelly needs to study abroad."

Nelly, curled up in an armchair, had been keeping her head down. At Dailey's words, tears began to fall, painting a picture of vulnerability.

"Don't blame Dai, godmother. It was my idea to go abroad."

Jayne was puzzled, "You've just come back. Why the sudden need to leave again? You won't tell me what happened."

"Last time, it was for your education. Now that you're done, why go abroad all alone?"

Nelly glanced at Dailey before shaking her head. "Godmother, I know you care about me, but I want to go."

I wish to take my grandfather's ashes

was even more baffled. "Are you planning

was for a job, why take her grandfather's ashes?

falling, her eyes swollen from crying, hinting at a deeper, unsaid

eating his ice cream, was as

the mood, chimed in, "Why the sudden decision to send Nelly abroad? Didn't you guys just go on a trip? Did something

thought back

if Nelly had said something

in bed together, making her mother insist on keeping

big deal, revealing a side of Nelly he hadn't seen before, a side perhaps influenced by growing up

him. What truly infuriated him

considering her well-being, despite his guilt over

sending her abroad without harming the Clarkson family's

finishing his

with a wet wipe, Dailey continued, calmly, "I've come back today to make things clear. I was young and

a child anymore. I know what I'm doing. If you insist on meddling in my affairs, then

family's drama."

father, slammed the coffee table, his face stern with anger. "You're talking