Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 524

After finishing my soup, I noticed the time was still early, and Bella seemed like she had something on her mind, but hesitated to speak. I couldn't help but smile.

"Is there something you want to talk to me about or ask me?"

Truth be told, in the roles of being a daughter and a mother, both Bella and I were treading new ground.

It was inevitably a bit awkward and unfamiliar, but her desire to give me the best of everything was something I could deeply feel.

Bella's eyes were filled with love as she softly began, "It's nothing major, just thought since you'll eventually move in, why not pick a room while we have the time? That way, I can decorate your bedroom according to your preferences in advance."

A wave of emotion I had never felt before surged within me, and I replied with a smile, "No need to pick, I trust your choice."

"Really?"

Bella was worried I was just being polite. "You don’t have to be formal with me, you’re my only daughter..."

"There’s no formality!" I interrupted, a bit exasperated, and snuggled closer into her arms, softly saying, "I just know that whatever you arrange for me will be the best. So, I can lazily rely on you."

Bella lightly raised an eyebrow, "Well then, how about I turn the study next to the master bedroom into your room? That way, we can be close, how does that sound?"

"Sounds great!" I quickly agreed, laughing, "Then I won’t hold back in taking what’s loved by someone else?"

It was probably because I knew the person in front of me was my birth mother, the one I had the deepest connection with in this world, so I was completely open and honest.

My quick agreement was simply because I wanted to be closer to her.

"Take what’s loved? Everything I have is also yours."

Seeing that I wasn’t acting distant, she gradually relaxed and switched back to more serious topics, "How about Gregory? Everything okay on that front?"

"Should be no problem."

"That’s good to hear."

Bella chuckled, "If he can’t even handle this, he can’t be my son-in-law."

"You’re right!"

I laughed along, "But, Mom, I think you’ll really like him once you get to know him better."

Bella teased, "Already defending him, and I was just about to give him a chance to prove himself."

"It’s not that, he's truly a wonderful person."

"What makes him so wonderful?"

I thought for a moment, then with a smile, I said, "He might seem indifferent to many things, but once he cares about someone, he's committed for life.”

"I've heard something like that."

Bella smiled, "He’s waited for you for over twenty years, right?"

"Yeah."

Over twenty years...And I was just in my twenties now.

Bella patted my head, "If you two end up together, I’ll be very happy for you."