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.

jumped with excitement after a phone call, “Jane, how’s

a sip of water before I

if we sign now, the funds will be

fast!” I was as thrilled

multinational like RF to take a while with contract

But this was quick!

York Carlson was already there with the contract,

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

up a branch here in RiverCity?” Christine

“It’s in the plans. We were going

was hinting at something but couldn’t pin

Everything seemed fair.

cautious, asked with a smile before I signed, “Mr. Carlson, are

we take special actions,” he

caught on, “Special

curious too, looking at

potential in Janedream. What if you turned to another company

Group’s efficiency exceeded our

were leaving their office after signing the contract,

The funds were in!

about to grab lunch but instantly decided to head to the office building where we’d placed a

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