Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 838

In the end, he caved.

"I won't tie you down, just don't be with Merritt."

Wasn't that still a demand?

She had to bend to his will to gain her freedom.

Christine shook her head, weary.

Dailey felt like his head was about to explode.

After much thought, the conversation circled back to the beginning.

"Why did you break up with me?"

"Fell for Merritt?"

Christine had been flying back and forth these past few days, truly exhausted.

She had imagined that upon reaching Helena's cozy backyard, she'd just crash on the sun lounger for a bit, to catch her breath.

The airplane food was atrocious. Merritt had texted her upon her landing, mentioning Helena had saved her some dinner.

And there was roasted sweet potato.

Instead, she found herself cornered by Dailey, unable to rest or eat.

She had no patience for this endless back-and-forth.

"Yes."

As her words fell, she shifted from sitting to lying down.

Dailey loomed over her, his gaze heavy, a vast shadow casting a cold air around her.

Yet, she simply looked at him with a cool detachment, making no move to resist.

was tense for a long while before Dailey moved back to his chair.

cab and dialed

moment it connected, Merritt's anxious voice came through, "You

"Shouldn't I be asking

a grown man; the worst I'd get is a beating. It's different for a girl."

feelings for Merritt were

she couldn't love him, but his words, his

don't worry. On

relief, "I'll

"Okay."

up, gazing out the window,

truly was a

the other side, the

not far off, had just grabbed

some

noodles and

looking to refuel.

swelongs to

hadn't even finished preparing his meal when he saw Christine

head upstairs together, but Dailey

From a

e distance, the car

shrouded in dark

foreboding presence within,

belongs to en.kikist

dropped a

trip to Mistwood, it was

were in Vista Town, keeping an eye on

Merritt's doorstep at

host, had brought out some

roasted sweet potato,

suddenly lost its

Done for.

his boss's rival's food,