Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 243

It wasn't so much sadness as it was envy. If Mom were still alive, she'd also look out for me.

I murmured in my heart, ‘Mom... Oh, how I miss you.’

"What are you blubbering about?" Out of nowhere, from behind a massive pillar in the parking lot, Gregory emerged, frowning at me. "Weren't you all gung-ho about getting that divorce? Can't bear to leave after just a few words exchanged?"

I hastily wiped away my tears, sniffed, and mumbled, "It's not that. The wind's strong out here. Got something in my eye."

"Ah." He saw right through my lie, his sarcasm biting. "For something in your eye, you're quite the crybaby."

What a terrible joke.

Yet, my foul mood lifted a bit. "Didn't you say you'd wait in the car? What are you doing out here?"

"Got stuffy." He dropped those words and wandered ahead.

As we got into the car and the heater kicked in, I suddenly realized how cold I'd been from head to toe. It chilled me to the bone.

The silver Pagani roared to life, merging swiftly onto the main road.

I gathered my thoughts. "What was the real reason you asked me here today?"

At first, I thought maybe he needed a date. Then, it seemed like he was dragging me in as some actress. I wasn't so sure.

In the slow-moving city traffic, with frequent red lights, even a sports car could only stop and go.

Gregory glanced at me. "What do you think?"

"To make me see the truth, to stop me from competing with your dear god-sister, Dorothy, over a man," I said.

"Idiotic. Didn't you say I ruined your plan the other day?" He rested one hand lazily on the window sill, the other on the steering wheel. "I'm giving it back to you now."