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,

of water before

said if we

was as thrilled

like RF to take a while with contract procedures and

But this was quick!

arrived at RF Group’s RiverCity office, York Carlson was already there with the contract, waiting in the meeting

smile, “Sorry, our branch office isn’t set up yet, so the place is a bit

up a branch here

“It’s in the plans. We were going to

felt he was hinting at something but couldn’t pin

Everything seemed fair.

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

we take special actions,” he

on,

curious too, looking at

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

efficiency exceeded

as we were leaving their office after signing the contract, my phone

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 a

moment we signed the lease and got the keys, both Christine and I saw the excitement and anticipation in