บททั้งหมดของ A Regret too Late: บทที่ 231 - บทที่ 240

Richard caught the other concertgoers beside him praising Marina as she played."Good heavens… If only Ms. Marina would take off her mask so we could see her real face!""Exactly! She has such an incredible presence. No one would say a thing even if she took off her mask. I really don't get why she feels so insecure about it."Richard glanced at the two, who were chatting. They clearly knew a great deal and were loyal fans. Anyone sitting in the front row had also taken part in Marina's charity event for the strays.He cleared his throat. "Excuse me, but I'm new. May I ask why Ms. Marina always wears a mask and never takes it off?"One fan leaned in and passionately explained it to him. "Don't take it the wrong way. She isn't rude or a snob. She just doesn't want anyone to see her face now because of the disfigurement caused by the fire about half a year ago.""That's right. I can understand why she doesn't want anyone to see her now. The burns are hard to look at, but we really

Richard held Marina's chin, his hand already on her mask. "You look far too much like someone I dream about every night. I'm sorry, but I have to see the face under this mask today, no matter what."As he spoke, his thumb pressed against the mask on her cheek.Marina jerked in shock and shouted at once. "Someone! Help! He's attacking me!"Richard's gaze darkened, and he yanked at the mask.However, it didn't come off.Marina turned her head away with a cry of pain.Richard froze and let go at once. He didn't realize the mask was held in place by a strap hidden in her hair. His pull hadn't removed it, only yanked brutally at her head.He stepped back. "I'm sorry. I didn't know…"Before he could finish, two staff members had already rushed in.Seeing how close he was to her, both of them went pale and grabbed him on the spot. "What do you think you're doing?! Stay away from Ms. Marina! We're going to put you on the blacklist! You're banned from all her concerts from now on

"Lock him in here. Ms. Marina has a concert tomorrow, and we can't let anything go wrong. Make sure he can't leave this room in the next three days. Let him rot inside!" Elwyn said as he walked out.The bodyguards shoved Richard back into the suite's living room, then stepped outside to guard the door. Four men stood in the hallway with their backs against the wall to leave room for anyone passing by.Once Elwyn went downstairs, he called Willow to make his report.When Willow heard Richard was going to get locked in his room for three days, he snorted coldly. "You're going easy on him. Why didn't you have the guards beat him up first?"Elwyn sounded lost. "If we beat him up and then leave him three days without food or water, he might not make it.""You're overthinking it. We humans aren't that fragile. Even if he doesn't eat for three days, he still has access to water in the room. He can hold on for a week as long as he has something to drink."Willow's tone was indifferent. H

Richard looked at Marina with a faint smile, clearly convinced that no matter what she did, she couldn't escape him. Marina said nothing more, but her gaze grew colder. After a long silence, she finally nodded. "Fine. Do whatever you want. But let me warn you, don't try to peek under my mask again. If you do, I'll walk away and break my contract even if I have to give up on my career."She pulled the door open and walked out.Wyatt saw her come out and was just about to speak when she cut him off, her tone frigid. "Sorry, Wyatt. I'm not feeling well, so I won't be joining you for dinner.""What? But…" Before he could finish, Marina had already disappeared down the hallway.He scratched his head, baffled at what had just happened. Then, he hurried into the office.Richard was sitting by his desk, playing with a pen idly. His gaze was lowered, his expression darkened.Wyatt stopped in surprise, rubbed his hands together, and approached cautiously. "What did you and Ms. Marina

Wyatt knew nothing, and Maria couldn't explain much to him. Aside from the mask on her face, more and more details were starting to leak through.She drew in a long breath and stared at the cardboard box. With a cold expression, she opened it and realized it was…Breakfast.Her favorite brand of milk. Her favorite egg and ham sandwich.Maria closed the lid again. She opened the door and handed the milk and sandwich to the cleaner for the neighborhood."If anyone drops things like this at my door again, just take them and eat them. If you can't finish, throw them away."The cleaner stared at her, completely baffled. But before he could react, Maria had already gone back inside and closed the door.She locked herself in the studio upstairs and tried to practice.No matter what she did, she couldn't calm her heart down.After struggling for a long time, Maria picked up her phone and called Richard. The moment the call connected, she spoke in an icy voice before he could say a sin