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."

wish to take my

"Are you planning to

a job, why take her grandfather's ashes? Couldn't she just

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

was as cold as

lighten the mood, chimed in, "Why the sudden decision to send Nelly abroad? Didn't you

thought back to

if Nelly had said

up in bed together, making her mother

seem like a big deal, revealing a side of Nelly he hadn't seen before, a side perhaps influenced

truly infuriated him was the harm

sending her abroad was him considering her well-being, despite his guilt over her being alone in

family's reputation or interests. Why turn

his ice

back today to make things clear. I was young and foolish before, and you had to

anymore. I know what I'm doing. If you insist on meddling in my affairs, then I'm ready to let the whole

family's drama."

slammed the coffee table, his face stern