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 call, “Jane, how’s your

water before

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

was as

take

But this was quick!

RF Group’s RiverCity office, York Carlson was already there with the contract,

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

branch here in RiverCity?” Christine

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

at something but couldn’t pin it down. So, I

Everything seemed fair.

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

cases, we take special actions,”

caught on,

curious too, looking

see a lot of potential in Janedream. What if you turned to another

efficiency

we were leaving their office after signing

The funds were in!

but instantly decided to head

keys, both Christine and