Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 731

The words made a surprising amount of sense.

Christine thought to herself, nobody's a pushover.

If he had run straight to Merritt after she had left him at the airport, going crazy would have been understandable.

Maybe he just couldn't handle the idea that someone he'd chased for so long had moved on so seamlessly.

But...

"Alright, since you say you like me, and you’d do anything if I forgive you, then promise me one thing," she said.

Dailey replied, "Anything but giving you up."

And with those words, he effectively blocked any escape route she might have considered.

Leaning against the door, Christine felt deflated but decided to lay it all out.

"Dailey, I was impulsive when I started flirting with you. I owe you an apology."

"I appreciate that you have feelings for me, but we can't be together."

There's no future in it.

Dailey paused, the shift in conversation catching him off guard.

"Because of Merritt?" he asked.

"No," Christine replied.

"Then why?"

"Because you and I come from two different worlds."

Just before, Dailey had been out on the balcony, smoking a couple of cigarettes, thinking.

He thought about not holding Christine back. She belonged to the skies, not a golden cage.

Yet, seeing her check into a hotel room alone, he couldn't help but come over to talk.

He wanted to clear up all the misunderstandings.

Even if she didn't like him anymore, at the very least, they could meet without animosity, maybe even share a meal in peace.

And perhaps, she could offer him a genuine smile, not one born out of obligation.

"Since we're on the topic, let me be clear," Dailey said, straightening up to look her in the eye. "If I want to, I can marry you, and the Clarkson family won't be your prison. You can still be yourself, do your own thing."

But there was another crucial point.

Christine didn't believe Dailey's sudden declaration of love was genuine.

At best, it was a fondness, or to put it bluntly, possessiveness.

She tried to pull her hand away, but Dailey's grip was too strong, so she gave up.

She was so tired, yet she didn't want to talk anymore.

Silently, she just leaned against the door.

Dailey stepped closer, tilting her chin up to make her look at him.

"Do you not believe me?" he asked, his brows furrowed.

Christine's gaze flickered, "Why do you like me all of a sudden?"

Dailey's voice was earnest, "To be honest, I'm not sure myself. When you started pulling away, I felt irritated. When you wanted to set boundaries, I felt suffocated."

"Even though you were the one who started flirting, saying you liked me, I wasn’t exactly warm to you, rejecting you coldly more than once. But you never gave up. Why the sudden coldness?"