Lost Me Gained Regret

"It's all because of Christine."

"She just had to show up, didn't she? That's when everything changed between us."

Dailey had been standing with his back turned to her, only spinning around upon hearing these words. The look he cast her way was colder than ever.

"If you could just tell the truth for once, maybe there'd be a chance for us."

"What truth do you want me to tell?" Nelly glanced at his jeans pocket.

"Dai, you're smarter than me. You should know that secretly recording isn't admissible as evidence."

Dailey turned on his heel and left, ignoring Nelly's calls for him to stop.

Nelly, however, didn't seem too bothered.

No matter how much Dailey disliked her, she had no desire to go back to how things were.

As long as he and Christine were over for good.

...

Gregory waited by the front gate for a while, occasionally glancing at his watch.

Just as he was about to make a call, his phone vibrated.

Seeing the caller ID, he smirked slightly and answered, "Can you make it out?"

"How's Christine?" Dailey asked.

"I don't know."

"You don't know?"

"Yeah."

like thinking too hard at the moment. Lighting a cigarette, his voice was muffled, "Can you just give it to me straight?" Gregory chuckled,

blowing smoke

the front

up?" Dailey replied, his tone

just say I have some good news

flicker of excitement in

news from Gregory usually meant something

"Out with it."

around

got straight to the point, "Nelly's got

Dailey was taken aback,

remembered the video that "proved" he

in the hallway,

soup, before he dragged

ended up back in his own room after being with Christine. But this

had checked the surveillance room, and the staff said

Nelly,

m

that could

of

s to en.kikistoriene

is

voice was noticeably

wouldn't keep

cautious she is.

belongs to en.kikistorier

on her person."

drawled, "Your move,

"Don't gross me out."