Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 262

A few days ago, Susan asked me if I was a good match for Bryant. Then, nothing had happened yet, so I didn't think much of it. But being aggressively questioned by Dorothy, accusing me of holding him back, I hesitated.

After all, Bryant has been injured several times recently, all because of me. The moment that question hit me, I wondered if everything would have been different if Bryant had married Dorothy.

The Myers family was wealthy and influential. Dorothy wouldn't just avoid causing Bryant trouble. She could also significantly boost his endeavors. Their combined strengths could achieve more than I could ever imagine. But with me, it felt like I could hardly help him.

The sharp pain from hitting my lower back against the corner of the cabinet suddenly seemed trivial.

Facing Dorothy's righteous indignation, I was speechless for the first time. Without a prestigious family background, I was a drag on Bryant, a calamity to him. I was the reason he spent hours in the emergency room. I was the reason he lay unconscious in the hospital for two days and a night.

In my silent moment, Bryant suddenly chuckled, his voice cold and detached, "Ms. Myers, you don't love me, do you?"

"I do!" Dorothy's neck stiffened as she insisted, "I do love you, and I won't marry anyone but you!"

"Is that so?" Bryant pulled me closer, his thumb gently caressing the back of my hand. "Do you love me or the idea of marrying into the Ferguson family?"

His deep-set eyes fixed on me, filled with affection. "If I wasn't the head of the Ferguson family, she would still be my wife. And you? Would you still insist on marrying me?"

In just a few words, Bryant tore away the facade of dynastic marriages. I had thought Dorothy genuinely loved Bryant.