Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 825

When Dailey heard the news, his voice was as cool as the steel of a blade. "A call from abroad?"

Trey nodded, "We traced it back to a public phone booth."

"Since there was no conversation and no surveillance, we can't confirm who Nelly was in contact with."

Dailey frowned slightly but didn't dwell on this minor issue for long.

As he was about to head downstairs, he found his path blocked by his parents.

His grandparents were there too.

It felt like a tribunal.

He took a seat on the armchair, legs crossed, idly flipping a lighter in his hand without a word.

The living room fell silent for a moment until Jayne decided to break the ice.

"The child isn't yours, you know that, right?"

"Yeah."

"So, what are you planning to do?"

"What do you mean, what am I planning to do?"

Dailey's indifferent demeanor didn't ruffle any feathers in the Clarkson family. They were used to it. They had always prided themselves on raising him to be calculating and unemotional, immune to being swayed by feelings.

But then Christine came along and turned his world upside down.

Normand jumped in after Jayne, "I know you're planning a wedding with Nelly to protect Christine."

"But you don't have to marry her. An alliance with another family would serve just as well."

"Once you're married, those enemies will focus on you and your wife, not Christine."

Dailey stopped fidgeting with his lighter, stood up, and smoothed out his jacket. His voice was calm but icy, "I don't need an arranged marriage. Don't plan my life for me."

Normand's patience was wearing thin, but Madge held him back.

Madge looked at Dailey with a warm smile, "Nelly has feelings for you. Using her and then casting her aside won't be so easy. Do you really see yourself spending a lifetime with her?"