Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 826

Nelly truly hadn't expected Dailey to show up at her hospital room.

Yet, she couldn't help but let out a mocking laugh soon after.

For Christine, Dailey seemed willing to do just about anything.

"Dailey, I don't want to marry you."

Dailey was busy carving an apple, the knife dancing between his slender fingers, leaving an intricate pattern on the fruit.

At her words, the man didn't even flinch, his expression calm but focused on the apple.

All Nelly saw was something resembling a girl's face carved on it, but she didn't know what exactly it was, nor did she care.

"I know you want me to be your shield, to protect Christine, but I don't want that."

Dailey placed the apple on a nearby plate, his pale fingers still holding the knife, a cold light flickering off its edge.

"What, is it not the time you desperately wanted to marry me?" Dailey's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. "Marrying me was always going to come at a steep price."

"Too bad you realized too late."

Nelly laughed, and then she started crying, "Dailey, when did I fail to see how cruel your heart could be?"

"And, I don't understand, why do you like Christine?"

"I heard she chased after you for a long time without a response from you. Why is it that when I come back, you suddenly love her so much?"

"Even more than your own life."

"I might not have a powerful background to help you with anything, but if I married you, I could ensure no one would use me to threaten you."

"But Christine can't. After all, I at least have the Clarkson family. She has nothing."

"Even if she's best friends with Jane and Gregory is close to you, they can't intervene too much."

"How could they openly oppose the Clarkson family elders like you do?"

"Dai, you know very well that if you really marry Christine, your enemies will come out in full force, trying everything to capture Christine to threaten you."

"You might think you have the ability to protect her, but you can't keep her by your side all the time, can you?"