Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 575

Hearing that, I instinctively touched my belly, "I can't be with him."

Two years ago, I had already...

Foolishly let go of Gregory once.

This time, I couldn't.

Christine covered my hand, offering comfort, "You're carrying a little miracle now, and your emotions can affect the baby too. Since you've chosen to trust Gregory, try to relax, okay? Gregory will figure something out."

"Yeah!"

I nodded vigorously.

Seeing that I was relatively calm, Christine seemed relieved but shivered, "So, you're saying Mark has been faking it all along?"

I could understand her shock.

After all this time pretending, it's hard to imagine our once gentle and refined senior having such deep, calculating thoughts.

Before I could respond, Christine seemed to get it, shuddering, "Thank goodness you never fell for him. That kind of guy, there's something off about his psyche, probably has intense possessiveness or control issues, could easily become abusive..."

As Christine spoke, she suddenly laughed and pinched my cheek. "Oh, my Jane, you're just too lovable."

I gave a resigned laugh. "I'd happily give you this 'charm' if I could."

"NONONO."

Christine crossed her arms, "I prefer the type who plays hard to get, the ones you can't even flirt with."

I raised an eyebrow, "Oh, Dailey Clarkson?"

With a side glance, Christine teased, "Jane, you've been picking up bad habits from Gregory."

"Yeah." I agreed, "Bad company corrupts good character."

...

Ramona woke up in the evening.

Since Christine had no urgent matters, she stayed over for dinner with us.

Gregory had messaged, saying he'd be late coming home and not to worry.

But I couldn't help it.

Seeing my mood dip, Christine quickly suggested after dinner, "Let's watch some TV."

Even Ramona seemed to agree, wanting to join in, "Sounds good to me, I'll watch whatever you young folks are into."

Christine turned on the TV, and before she could browse, the system automatically played a reality show.

Seeing it was "Slow Life," she was about to change it.

But I knew, one of the regular guests on "Slow Life" was her favorite.