Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Regret too Late: Kabanata 171 - Kabanata 180

Maria took off her headphones, hearing voices echoing up from downstairs. She got out of bed and had just reached the door when she heard Willow and Mr. Carson talking in the living room."So what if Jonathan got into a car accident? Richard had the nerve to call me? Does he think trying to get sympathy will make me let Mari go back and take care of that ungrateful little brat? Ridiculous!"Mr. Carson sighed. "Still, that boy is the miss's flesh and blood. I wonder if she'll feel remorseful for him."Maria's eyes glinted when she heard it, and she replied coldly, "I won't. And you don't need to hide anything from me."Willow looked up in surprise, startled to see Maria coming from downstairs. "Mari, you already know everything.""I knew before you did. Jonathan is no longer my son. Whatever happens to him has nothing to do with me," Maria said. She headed into the kitchen, as calm as ever, and poured herself some water.Willow and Mr. Carson exchanged a look. Then, Willow w

Trent wiped the blood trickling from the edge of his lips and hurried to explain to Richard. "After Eleanor came back, she found me and said Maria was never really married to you, that she had stolen her place. She asked me to help break you two up. She also said Maria's health was poor and that she couldn't handle too much emotional distress or shocks, so I should use that against her."Oh! And she faked her heart condition and lied to me, too. She said she was weak all this time because of your family. I actually thought she was more selfless than Maria, so I supported her getting back together with you out of ignorance…"Trent kept talking, but Richard had gone completely silent, unable to say a word.A peculiar glint flickered in Richard's eyes as he pressed his lips together, a cold light appearing deep in his gaze. So, Eleanor knew about Maria's illness before anyone else? Otherwise, she never would have told Trent that Maria couldn't take too many surprises. Eleanor had

"So what? If I hadn't pretended to have heart problems, would Richard have cared about me? Even if the truth comes out now, it doesn't matter," Eleanor said to Trent, shifting in her seat. "Now, I'm the only one left by Richard's side. Whatever comes out about me doesn't matter anymore. We'll still spend the rest of our lives together."Trent stared at her casual attitude, stunned by her true nature. He had only gone after Maria before because he didn't know she was terminally ill. No matter how ruthless he was, he never would have targeted someone who was already dying.But Eleanor was different. She had known about Maria's illness from the start. Not only did she keep it to herself, but she also used him to go after Maria repeatedly.Maria was already at death's door. Eleanor could have done nothing and still get everything she wanted, but she insisted on going to such lengths!The more Trent thought about it, the angrier he got. He stood up and confronted Eleanor with a furi

Eleanor's body shook as she faced Richard's cold, disgusted stare.She couldn't understand why everything didn't develop as she had planned. Maria was already gone, so how did she still lose everything in the end?If she had just held on a little longer, Richard would have needed to find another mother for his son, and Maria would have been dead for good!That was it…Maria...Suddenly, Eleanor burst out laughing, as if something inside her finally snapped. "What's the point of coming here to question me right now? Even if you know all this, you and Maria will still never get back together!"She held on to Richard's sleeve. "Do you even know it, Richard? Maria is about to die! She probably won't even make it to the end of the month!"Richard clenched his fists as he stared at her coldly, unmoved by her total lack of remorse. "No matter what happens to Maria, you'll never get what you wanted. Do you understand?"Eleanor gritted her teeth, digging her nails into her palm. "Jo

Richard held his phone tightly, his eyes red. He wanted to ask Jonathan if there was a point in looking for Maria now. He wanted to ask, what did Maria ever do so wrong that Jonathan would rather call another woman "Mom" after everything she went through to raise him?When a person was heartless, that was just who they were. Whether they were a child or an adult was never the point.Richard had to admit that his son was long overdue for a reality check and education.Thinking of all the ways Maria had been hurt, Richard closed his eyes. He said coldly, "It's not just your mom. Even I won't let you see her, either. You can give up on that now. Even if I do find your mom, I won't tell you where she is unless she agrees!"Richard hung up right away. When he turned around, he found Trent returning with his phone in hand, looking shocked as if Richard had just done something unbelievably cruel.Trent quickly pulled himself together afterward and said, "Calvin says he just got back