Chapter 730

I knew why things had turned out this way.

It was all because of the mess I’d made.

“What do you want me to do to make things right?” I asked.

Christine offered a smile, but it was more a slight curve of her lips than anything. No real joy lit up her beautiful face.

“Why are you picking fights with me, Mr. Clarkson? Especially when you’ve got that sweet, gentle girl from your childhood waiting in the wings, right?”

I scratched my head, puzzled at how the conversation had suddenly veered towards Ellie.

“Ellie and I just grew up together, that’s all. Calling her a childhood sweetheart would be stretching it, let alone anything more.”

“Who told you that?”

There was no way Christine hadn’t discussed this with Jane, which meant Greg would’ve set the record straight with Jane.

misunderstanding couldn’t have come from

hadn’t expected Ellie to be dragged

of those hurtful things I’d said back then, pushing her away. So, I believed I deserved whatever

fathom who else would be so

moment, Christine said, “Dailey, how is what you’re doing

I could let go because of your cold words, why

no one’s ever dared

drinks tonight, not enough to be drunk but enough to

her words, and then she hit me

I shouldn’t have hurt you

to Jane about an ex once outside a

on easily but was actually capable of deep

her deeply when she’d offered her

time, I

was serious about you, not just toying with your

my aching forehead, I said, “Christine, you can hit me, yell at

to this level was beyond

told her today

between Christine and

though Jane had said

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