Lost Me Gained Regret Read Online Novel

Dailey stepped in and set the tray down. "Time for dinner."

Nelly looked up at Dailey, her face pale against the deep black of her pupils.

Dailey, with one hand in his pocket, stood still, his expression indifferent.

After a long moment of eye contact, Nelly cracked a smile, "Dai, you're here to dig up some dirt on me, aren't you?"

Dailey remained silent.

Nelly took a sip of her soup and spoke slowly, "This is getting boring. How about you agree to a condition of mine? I'll cancel the appointment, and we can go back to how things were before." Dailey had an inkling of what the condition might be.

He had thought Nelly's feelings for him were just a phase. They lived under the same roof, saw each other every day; it was normal for feelings to develop at that age.

He had believed that with the years spent abroad and the passage of time, those adolescent emotions would have faded.

But instead, they had persisted, even intensified.

After a long silence, he spoke frankly, "Honestly, I don't think this is what liking someone is supposed to feel like."

"How can it be 'liking' if it makes someone uncomfortable?"

Nelly laughed, "How is it not liking? I want to possess you, just like you want to possess Christine. How can you say it's not liking?"

Dailey thought it was pointless to discuss this given her current state.

She was too far gone.

"Eat."

Nelly chuckled, "I am eating, Dai."

"You've guessed my condition, haven't you? That's why you're avoiding my question."

Dailey cut to the chase, "Being with other guys abroad, that was because of me, too?"

Nelly wasn't surprised Dailey had found out about her schemes.

Since Dailey had uncovered her plot, she knew things could never go back to the way they were. Now, her main goal was to ensure he and Christine could never be together again.

"Physical needs don't change the fact that I like you in my heart."

"Dai, just promise me you'll cut ties with Christine forever, and I'll take care of the rest. No one will be able

to pressure you again, ove

Dailey wanted to say that only death could part him and Christine.

But for now, he held back.

"Take care of yourself."

With that, he turned and left.

Nelly stared at the tray on the nightstand for a while, then suddenly, she swept it onto the floor, shattering the dishes.

...

"I found out that before Dailey and I went to RiverCity, Nelly had been secretly in touch with Merritt."

Dailey was descending the stairs when he caught Gregory's words and quickened his pace.

"What did you say?"

Gregory gave him a sidelong glance, "You didn't catch such a small detail?"

Dailey had checked, "Are you talking about the escape room incident?" Gregory nodded, "The escape room's cameras could record sound." "It's no use."

Dailey sat down, "The escape room owner said the footage is only kept for seven days. I wasn't focusing on Nelly back then."

That gave her a window to exploit.

Reflecting on it, the situation had become passive largely due to his oversight. Gregory raised an eyebrow, "That kind of footage can be recovered."

Dailey looked sharply at him, "What did you say?"

Gregory retorted, "What, are you going senile, or do you have donkey fur in your ears? I have to repeat myself for every single thing. Maybe you should get your ears checked first?"

Dailey was about to dismiss the idea but then caught the deeper meaning in Gregory's words.

"Maybe I should, I've been having this earache lately, can't hear clearly, no idea why."