When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 420

“Remember that.”

When it came to serious matters, he could be surprisingly straight–laced. His voice was slow and steady, “She claimed that only Dorothy and her daughter were behind it. Couldn’t pin anything else on her, and it didn’t seem right to keep holding her without more evidence, so we let her go. Why? What’s up?”

“I saw her yesterday.”

I didn’t stop what I was doing but looked up at Gregory. “Remember how Bella suddenly announced last year she had a daughter? Guess who that daughter

is?”

“Her?”

“Yeah, now goes by the name Summer.”

I was puzzled.

Gregory’s brown eyes narrowed slightly. “I’ll have someone dig into it.”

He never liked to drag his feet. He made a call right then and there.

And the response was quick.

Just as I finished massaging his legs, the phone rang.

Gregory answered, “Talk to me.”

“Greg, there’s nothing suspicious on the surface. Just Bella suddenly declaring

– she has a daughter, Summer. Can’t find much else. Looks like someone’s

covered their tracks well.”

“Any way to find out more?”

some time. You

was cold,

he looked at me, “Done

want to

were too

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a swift move,

sitting on his lap, his scent of

he gripped my waist. “Jane,

mean

you, I

let’s celebrate Valentine’s Day,

hold around my waist,

clear, but when I tried to speak, my words came out all twisted. “Why…why not,

“What I mean is…”

out the words, his gaze fixed on me, a smirk

what are we now, that you want to celebrate Valentine’s

a mocking light in his eyes, but his voice turned cold, “What are we? We’ve been a lot of things over the years, haven’t we? Childhood friends,

my gaze. “I never saw you as a backup. And about ditching… what happened

have been

and going back to Bryant, I was

icy, “And yet, you’ve never offered

past

I managed to stand up, licking

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past could unearth

scoffed, “And what if I insist? Jane, this might be your last chance. No explanation this time, and

took a deep breath.

*Click*

us as Edith burst in, dropping bags on the nearby couch and bending to untie her fancy boots, all

sister? I might have been out on a date, but I didn’t forget to bring you some treats. And about your ‘just friends‘ situation with

at her. Only her head was visible over