Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 846

Bella decided to leave the group chat, giving her sisters some private time to talk.

Merritt emerged from the kitchen with a pot of homemade hangover soup, noticing Bella heading to her room. He followed her in to offer the remedy, even though Bella wasn't quite in need of it-after all, it was just a bit of sparkling wine. Still, appreciating his gesture, she sipped a bowl.

"Bella, the hot water is ready if you need to freshen up," Merritt mentioned.

After a long journey, Bella was indeed feeling a bit grungy. "Can I take a shower?"

While Merritt was taking his grandmother to a treatment in Vista Town, he had entrusted the upkeep of the small house to the neighbor next door. Alongside regular cleaning, maintaining the old but functional heater was a priority.

"Of course, I just heated it up," Merritt confirmed.

Bella headed to the shower while Merritt brought the hangover soup to Christine and Jane, who appeared a little more than tipsy. With a hearty clink of their bowls, they declared, "It's all in the spirit, bottoms up!"

Jane joined in enthusiastically, leaving Merritt bemused yet amused. He stepped aside, not wanting to interrupt the sisterly bonding that seemed to be heading toward mutual pledges of lifelong friendship.

breaking into song. Shaking her head, Bella realized her early bedtime was now a thing of

had to gently restrain her to prevent disturbing the neighbors. "Tomorrow, I'll take you

sprang to

when she added,

taken aback. "Hiking and prayers?" he echoed

Merritt, who had a few days off from filming, was up early, gathering gear for the

last night?" Bella

much," Merritt shrugged, "but apparently

them sleep in. We're not in a rush, and there's no work pressing

to be relaxing, not stressful,"

food containers. The last person unfolded a

had left, Raleigh sat down next to Bella. "What did you all talk about last night?"

his head. "I was asleep, not sure. But it probably