Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 740

With that, he glanced at Christine and said, "He was all over you before, and now it seems something happened but he's avoiding you. That's not normal."

Christine wasn't in the mood to pay attention to Merritt, nor did she want to watch that drama unfold, so she dragged Jane away with her.

Gregory's reminder made her realize that Merritt's behavior had been off since she woke up.

"After dinner, I'll go find him and see if I can get anything out of him."

"No need," Dailey interjected, "We have evidence that he can't deny."

Christine, propping her chin with her hand, asked, "And how long will it take to see this evidence?"

Dailey couldn't specify a timeline, acknowledging the complexity of the situation, "As soon as possible."

The server brought their food, and Christine started to eat without further ado.

Dailey said not to go, but she wasn't one to just sit around and obey.

She couldn't rest easy until this was resolved.

...

Merritt was the one truly restless.

He didn't want to deceive Christine, nor did he want to win her over with such despicable means.

Even though Christine had ended their relationship, he still believed that true love could break through any barrier.

Even if it couldn't, as long as she was happy with Dailey, he was willing to silently step back and protect her.

The last thing he wanted was for her to despise him, to see him as less than a stranger.

But earlier, Dailey's lingering feelings for Nelly were obvious.

And with Nelly's obsession with Dailey, Christine was bound to get hurt in the future, so he had to be sure Dailey loved Christine unconditionally before he could reveal the truth.

Thus, he was torn and tormented inside.

He hoped Christine wouldn't come to ask him anything because he didn't know if he could resist her beautiful, expressive eyes.

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Nelly was just as uneasy.

She knew all about Gregory's tactics.

And Gregory, unlike Dailey, had some emotional ties with her.

If he got involved, even if the surveillance was wiped clean, it wouldn't be impossible to find some clues.