Lost Me Gained Regret



Dailey was too tired to argue, his feet carrying him towards the sanctuary of his room.

At the door, he spotted Nelly.

He brushed past her, his mind preoccupied with formulating an excuse for Christine, explaining why he couldn't make it to her place tonight.

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"Dai."

Nelly blocked his path.

Dailey stepped back, his voice icy, "If you can come clean about what really happened that night, I'll stand here and listen. If not, I don't have a minute to spare for your stories."

Nelly looked genuinely shocked. "Dai, what are you talking about? What 'truth' about that night?"

"Are you accusing me of lying to everyone?"

Dailey's silence was enough of an answer.

Tears streamed down Nelly's face. "Dai, even though society has progressed, and women's virtue isn't as scrutinized, do you really think I'd tarnish my reputation with a lie?"

Dailey observed her coldly, disillusioned.

He had been blind to the deceit beneath her innocent exterior.

"I'm starting to believe your 'almost assault' was nothing but a performance."

"Nelly, no matter how well you bury your deeds, the truth has a way of surfacing."

Nelly swayed, as if about to faint.

"Dai... how could you think so low of me?"

"Why would I do such a thing?"

Dailey glanced at his watch, clearly uninterested in her act.

It was all to make him and the Clarkson family feel guilty, he thought.

Nelly's hands tightened inside her pajama sleeves, nearly drawing blood.

Everything had been going smoothly. Why this sudden change?

Christine!

It had to be Christine's fault!

If she hadn't seduced Dailey, playing hard to get, none of this would have happened.

"You really think so poorly of me."

Nelly tried to compose herself, her voice choked with emotion: "Since I've been back, have I ever made any demands? Haven't I always spoken well of you and the Clarkson family?"

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"And about that night at the hotel, did I ever ask you to take responsibility?"

"If it weren't for your godmother pressing me, I would've never mentioned it."

Dailey listened to her sob story, then coldly replied, "Nelly, you might

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choose to hide the truth, but once I

find out, I guarantee your end will be miserable."

Nelly wanted to say more, but Dailey didn't give her the chance, entering his room.

The door slammed shut, as cold as his demeanor.

Without lingering, Nelly returned to her room.

The moment the door closed behind her, all pretense shattered.

Her face twisted in malice, the tears in her eyes replaced with venom.

With Dailey's current attitude and no way to tamper with the surveillance, she knew he would resort to pressing her and Merritt for answers.

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She wouldn't confess, but Merritt and her grandmother's vulnerabilities worried her.

She couldn't just wait for disaster.

If she couldn't have Dailey, neither would Christine.

Quickly regaining her composure, Nelly assumed her innocent facade and headed to Jayne's room.

Dailey, observing from the hallway cameras, sneered.

It was all within his expectations. Without further ado, he video-called Christine.

Christine, just finishing up some tasks, immediately answered.

"Why a video call? You're not coming over?"

Dailey nodded, "Yeah."

Christine understood, given the complex dynamics in his family.

Sometimes, she thought, having so many relatives inevitably led to conflicts.