Lahat ng Kabanata ng Too Late for Regrets: Kabanata 191 - Kabanata 200

Joseph sighed and said, "It wasn't my old comrade who answered the phone, but a young woman. She said my old friend isn't home and asked us to come another day."Timothy frowned but remained silent. That didn't make much sense. Why wouldn't his phone be with him if he wasn't home? It was obvious they weren't very welcome. Joseph's face dimmed slightly—he had a feeling what this meant.Cora, standing nearby, shot him a bitter smile. "Could it be that your friend doesn't want us to visit him, dear?"Joseph smiled wryly. "But I already talked to him about it. He seemed happy to have us over. I didn't expect it to turn out like this—"Before he could finish, the phone rang again. Joseph quickly glanced at it and answered. On the other end came a hearty, strong voice, clearly from an older man."Hey, Joseph! I'm so sorry about earlier. My granddaughter picked up the phone—she knows no better and has no tact. Please don't take any offense! Where are you now? My wife and I have been wait

The atmosphere grew tense as Joseph and Cora exchanged uneasy glances, unsure how to respond.Just then, Zayn frowned and shot an annoyed look at Winnie. "What are you asking about? His job is classified. You can't just ask about it!"He turned back to Joseph, smiling apologetically. "Sorry about that, Joseph. My wife didn't mean anything by it. She was just concerned."Hearing it was classified, Winnie's heart skipped a beat. That had to mean he was some big shot. She quickly smiled. "Yes, Joseph, don't take it the wrong way. If it's inconvenient to talk about, no problem. I tend to speak without thinking sometimes."Joseph gave a forced smile and glanced at Cora. He let out a soft sigh and said, "Zayn, to be honest, I left that job a few years after returning home.""You left?" Zayn was surprised. "Why did you leave? Back then, that position had a lot of potential. I remember when I ventured into business, I was even a bit jealous of you!"Suddenly, Zayn's face lit up as if he

Zara frowned. "Why does Flynn have to get involved in this? Can't you all handle your own stuff? What a hassle!"Zayn slammed the table, his face flushed with anger. "What are you saying? Timothy is your older brother! Remember that—we're all family! And let me remind you, we even arranged a childhood engagement between you two back in the day. You—""Enough, Zayn!" Winnie interrupted sharply, her face showing displeasure.Zara's face turned red, then white. She shot Timothy a cold, disdainful look and spat out, "Childhood engagement? Hah! I'd rather die than be involved with him!" Then, without waiting for a response, she stormed off, slamming the door behind her.Zayn realized he might have said too much and gave Joseph an apologetic smile.With a sigh, Joseph, full of regret, said, "Zayn, I'm so sorry for causing you all this trouble over my son's job. And as for that childhood engagement, let's just forget about it. It was a drunken joke, nothing more. Timothy isn't worthy o

With just one glance, Flynn could tell that Joseph's family was poor and unsophisticated. He felt a surge of disdain and contempt. "This man, my uncle? Please!" he thought to himself. However, since Zayn had already introduced them, Flynn plastered on a polite smile and said, "So this is Mr. Yeager's family. Nice to meet you, Mr. Yeager!"Joseph quickly nodded with a smile. "This must be Zara's boyfriend? What a fine young man!"Zayn laughed heartily. "You're too kind, Mr. Yeager! Now that everyone's here, let's head to a restaurant for dinner."Joseph hurried to his feet, smiling. "Zayn, let my family handle dinner today. We've come to ask for your help, and we'd feel bad making you spend money."Zayn glared at him with mock anger. "Why are you being so formal with me, Joseph? We've practically been sworn brothers for so many years—do you think I care about one meal?"Joseph quickly shook his head. "No, I insist! Zayn, listen to me this time. It's our turn."In a corner, Zar

As they reached the hotel entrance, the two uniformed waitresses immediately frowned, eyeing Timothy's group suspiciously. One of them asked, "You are?"Cora, feeling embarrassed, answered hesitantly, "We're here to have dinner.""You? Here to eat?" The two waitresses exchanged glances, scanning the group from head to toe, clearly not inclined to open the door. Their skepticism was written all over their faces.From inside the hotel lobby, Zara saw this and smirked coldly. She called out to the two waitresses, "Let them in."Startled, the waitresses quickly opened the door and allowed Cora and Joseph to step inside. Timothy, suppressing his anger, led Tiana inside.The ponytailed waitress gave Timothy a once-over and muttered under her breath, "Why are these broke folks here for dinner? They're bringing down the class of the place."Tiana's face flushed red, but Timothy simply looked at the waitress calmly and asked, "What's your name?"Caught off guard, the waitress answered, "