บททั้งหมดของ A Regret too Late: บทที่ 111 - บทที่ 120

After the call, Zack quickly sent a shocked emoji. "That Lucius Horner? The famous cardiac surgeon?! How did you get his contact info?"His surprise was understandable.Lucius was legendary in the medical field for his innovative heart surgery techniques. Anyone working in medicine knew his name. He had retired three years ago and hadn't made any public appearances since.Yet Maria could simply make a call, say a name, and get him to come out of retirement? Zack felt almost overwhelmed."He and my father were close. I used my father's connections," Maria replied, her nose suddenly stinging a little. Her father truly had always protected her. Even after so many years, whenever she was threatened, she could still call on his connections to defend herself.It was like her father's spirit was still watching over her.After Maria's simple explanation, Zack just laughed. "Don't think I'm ignorant about this. Even if you have connections, not just anyone can get Dr. Horner to show up.

Design Competition Finalist & Gold Award Winner, Robin Bell.The plaque had a serial number, the year, and the personal signature of a world-renowned designer.Every fan in the room knew this was Robin Bell's highest honor. She had even posted a picture of this award plaque online.Now, everyone was stunned.Someone stammered, "Why do you have Robin Bell's plaque? Are you the real Robin Bell?"Eleanor's face went ghostly pale. Robin smiled, her gaze sweeping across the fans. "I thought you all would see that this woman was a fake. Many of you were at my fan meet two years ago. My voice and hers sound nothing alike."The fans were in shock."I remember now! This woman's voice isn't the real Robin Bell's. I've always wondered why it sounded so different! She's a fake!""No wonder her work has gotten worse these last two years. The real Robin Bell was never actually back!"Richard stared in disbelief. "Eleanor, what is going on?"Eleanor shrank back on the bed, shaking her hea

Eleanor screamed in frustration, but Richard and Trent were already gone beyond the door.Everyone in the room stared at her with open contempt, their eyes cold.Eleanor finally couldn't take it anymore. She sat on the bed in disgrace, her gaze darting around before finally settling on Maria. "It was you."Hatred flashed instantly in Eleanor's eyes as she glared at Maria, who stood there looking calm and utterly unbothered. At that moment, Eleanor understood everything. "So this is the special present you prepared for me? You really are vicious! What did I ever do to deserve this from you?"Maria glanced at Zack. He understood immediately and led everyone else out, leaving the room quiet with just the two of them. Maria turned, casually sitting down in a chair. She looked at Eleanor and began to speak, her tone calm and deliberate. "Robin is my friend. I knew from the start that you were pretending to be her. I was already showing you mercy for waiting this long before expo

Maria wasn't expecting Richard to be so resolute about divorcing Eleanor. He even claimed he had planned it all along. Was that true, or had she just misheard?Catelyn clenched her fists, a trace of impatience in her eyes. Her expression hardened as she spoke, enunciating every word. "Eleanor really did have heart problems at first. After she got better, regardless of whether she came back as an artist or simply played pretend, hadn't she done all that just to make you feel sorry for her?"The more Catelyn spoke, the more Catelyn felt that Eleanor had been misunderstood. She was alone, miserable, and desperate for someone to care. That was why she had lied so desperately.Catelyn let out a cold chuckle. "She just wanted to stand beside you as your equal. Now that everything's come to light, you want to leave her immediately? Even if you're going to divorce her, you should wait a while, right? She has already taken so many blows. She can't handle it!"Richard was stunned, unsure

Deep down, Richard could sense something was about to happen. He intertwined his fingers with Maria's, just to reassure himself that she was really there with him. "Alright, let's not talk about her anymore. After you spend the day with your friend tomorrow, come home and we'll have dinner together. Just the two of us. We'll talk things through."Maria looked at him for a couple of seconds before she smiled. "Sure, that sounds good."Richard checked the time on his watch. "Okay, I'll go deal with the mess online. The whole thing with Eleanor impersonating your friend is blowing up, but since your friend has already shown herself in public and got her justice, I'll try to calm things down."He watched Maria's face as he spoke. She remained as calm as ever, not showing any anger at all. Seeing this, Richard quietly let out a sigh of relief and reached out to ruffle her hair. "Get some rest at home."Maria nodded, watching him leave. Then, she immediately went upstairs to check he