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.

and nearly jumped with excitement after a phone

of water before I asked, “What’s

contract with RF came through! They said if we

was as thrilled as

like RF to take a while with

But this was quick!

RF Group’s RiverCity office, York Carlson was

us, he apologized with a smile, “Sorry, our branch office isn’t set up yet, so the place

Carlson, you’re setting up a branch here

the contract while explaining, “It’s in the plans. We were going

pin it down. So, I just went

Everything seemed fair.

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

cases, we take special actions,” he answered,

on, “Special

too,

chuckled, “I see a lot of potential in Janedream. What if you turned to another company because of a delay in

Group’s efficiency exceeded

were leaving their office after

The funds were in!

grab lunch but instantly decided to

got the keys, both Christine