Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 38

Otherwise, the Ferguson Group wouldn't have ended up directly in Bryant’s hands.

“How about you? How have you been?” I lifted my gaze, looking up at the sharp lines of his jaw, and asked hesitantly.

“These three years since we got married,” he managed a slight smile, sighed softly, and said, “it’s been good.”

That answer made me want to cry even more.

It was regret, wasn’t it? After all, if it hadn’t been for all those issues, we could have grown old together.

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On our way back, we both remained silent, an unspoken agreement between us. Some things are better left unsaid.

He couldn’t truly change what was happening, and I couldn’t just live with it.

Better to let go now, while we could still look at each other without disdain.

Autumn days are short and the nights long. Through the car window, the setting sun cast a golden glow over his figure.

“I’ll walk you up.” When we arrived at Riverview Estate, he spoke before I could.

I didn’t refuse, and we went up together. Standing at the door, I pursed my lips, “I’m here. You can go back now.”

“Okay.”

Bryant nodded slightly, yet he didn’t move.

I ignored him, about to enter my code, when the door was pulled open from the inside, revealing Christine’s radiant face. “You’re back! I heard some noise at the door and thought it was the delivery guy.”

Seeing Christine in my apartment seemed to ease Bryant a little.

As I walked in, I joked, “So you expected me to come back hungry, hoping for takeout?”

“Of course not! I might not be a cook, but Mark makes delicious meals!”

Christine glanced at Bryant, raising her voice towards the kitchen, “Right, Mark?”