When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 281

Mark was feeling a twinge of regret. “So, when we bumped into each other again in college, I was kicking myself for missing out on so many years of your life, for all the tough times you had to go through without me.”

“It’s not on you,” I reassured him.

Back when my life took a downturn, he was just a kid himself.

There are some paths in life you have to walk alone. Nobody can do it for you.

The fact that he was there for me, lending a hand when I needed it most, meant the world to me.

While we were catching up, Christine came out with a big pot of stew, all smiles, “How’s the chat going, you two? Ready for some grub?”

Mark was all in, “Fire it up! I missed lunch and I’m starving.”

That dinner, with Christine around, was filled with laughter and joy.

Gradually, I let the trending news slip to the back of my mind.

What’s past, is past.

The next day, the snow was still falling, the cold wind biting, and the ground was covered in a blanket of white.

phone call, “Jane, how’s your injury? Can

a sip of water

came through! They said if we sign now, the funds will be

I was as thrilled as she

multinational like RF to take a while with contract procedures and fund

But this was quick!

office, York Carlson was

branch office isn’t set up yet,

here in RiverCity?”

was straightforward, handing over the contract while explaining, “It’s in the plans. We were going to wait, but some

he was hinting at something but couldn’t pin it down. So, I just went through the

Everything seemed fair.

asked with a smile before I signed, “Mr. Carlson, are you sure the finance department

special cases, we take special actions,” he

caught on,

too,

chuckled, “I see a lot of potential in Janedream. What if

efficiency

as we were leaving their office after signing the contract,

The funds were in!

shocked and delighted. We were about to grab lunch but instantly decided to head to the office building where we’d placed

Christine and I saw the excitement and anticipation