Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 854

Her fingers were flushed red, appearing slightly swollen.

The ring still wouldn’t come off.

Dailey gently took her hand again, massaging her middle finger softly to ease the pain.

Christine watched him coldly.

Inside, she felt nothing for his considerate actions.

This wasn’t what she wanted.

No matter how tender his gestures were, they couldn’t hide his innate domineering nature.

He spoke of letting her be free, yet invisibly, he had already clipped her wings.

He had trapped her in a cage.

She had a lot of anger she wanted to unleash.

But eventually, she realized it wasn’t worth it.

Even if she did speak up, he would just brush it off with some nonchalant remark.

She couldn't even muster the energy to pull her hand away.

The rest of the journey was filled with silence.

This made Primo, who was driving, extremely uncomfortable.

The suffocating quiet was worse than an argument.

At least with a fight, there might be some resolution.

But the silence allowed the rift between them to grow unchecked.

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The car passed through a grove and into a large estate.

As soon as they parked, Primo jumped out of the car.

He took a deep breath and opened Dailey’s door.

Dailey got out first, then extended his hand to Christine.

Ignoring him, she exited from the other side.

Leaving the car door ajar, she took off running.

Dailey seemed to have anticipated this; he showed no sign of displeasure and quickly caught up to her, clasping her hand.

He didn’t say a word, but interlaced his fingers tightly with hers, leading her towards the Clarkson family’s home.

Christine steadied her breathing.

With a blank expression, she followed him through the Clarkson family’s grand entrance.