A Regret too Late のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 241 - チャプター 250

"Richard! What exactly are you trying to do?! Go back to where you came from already! I already told you that you don't deserve to stand in front of my sister's grave! Don't you care about your son and your company? Why do you insist on hanging around here wasting time? Is it fun to you?!"Willow shot to his feet, fists clenched, his breathing tight. "When will you finally accept that my sister is dead and go back to your own life?!""I'm here to experience life here, invest in the music association, and expand my business." Richard took the full force of Willow's anger and calmly laid a document on the table in front of him.Willow glanced down and almost passed out from rage, his expression growing even darker. "Have you lost your mind? Just because your company is big back home doesn't mean it'll be just as strong overseas! You want to move your entire company here when you haven't even connected to the local business network yet?""That's not your problem. You have no gro

Once Richard left, the lounge fell completely silent.Hector looked at Maria, then at Willow. Their faces were both cold as he cleared his throat. "So… What's exactly going on here?"Maria regained her senses and glanced at him. "You're going to keep pretending to be my boyfriend.""He clearly won't give up. He won't stop until he sees your face," Hector said with a helpless shrug.Willow turned to Maria as well. He really didn't expect Richard to show up again after three months. "This time, he's not just here to bother us. He wants to move his whole company here and bring his son too. How are we supposed to get rid of him now?"Willow shrugged. Running the company was already quite stressful, and now, he also had to watch out for Richard. He was getting a headache just thinking about dealing with someone so unpredictable.Maria could see how overworked Willow already was. She didn't want to drag him down any further. Her eyes narrowed, a flash of disdain in them."Fine.

At a cafe…Hector walked in and immediately spotted a man by the window who looked familiar. He frowned and walked over."Were you the one who called me? You said there was something important you wanted to talk about?"The man lifted his head.Seeing his face, Hector's eyes widened in surprise. "It's you."Richard's gaze was dark as he motioned for Hector to sit.Hector pursed his lips but sat across from Richard anyway. "What do you want? You went through all this trouble to ask me out. What is it?"He remembered what Maria had told him last night. If Richard saw those staged photos, he would definitely come looking for him. She told him to keep his guard up and not to slip up.Looking at him now, Hector had to admit Maria understood Richard far too well. Just as she had predicted, Richard had come straight to him.Richard's voice rang out and cut off Hector's thoughts. "You and Marina. Are you really together?"Hector gathered his thoughts and gave a light chuckle. Then,

Wyatt shrugged at Maria helplessly. "I really don't have a choice. He put in a lot of money and wants to help the music association grow into a full company. You know I've always dreamed of starting a company. Just let this one slide, alright?"Maria pressed her lips and turned away with a cold snort, unwilling to speak to him.After calling to confirm, Wyatt came back smiling. "Don't be angry. He said you can bring anyone you like as long as you show up."Maria let out a reluctant sigh. "Fine. I'll attend the event. Please leave for now."Wyatt hurried out and closed the door behind him.Maria sat alone in the practice room, lost in thought. She knew Richard would almost certainly try to create chances to get close to her at the event. But if she brought others with her, he would have no opportunity to probe what lay under her mask. She would have Willow and Hector stay by her side every moment.With that plan in mind, her mood eased a little.Once she had calmed down, she

Before the start of the event, everyone in the association was already prepared to head to the venue.In the car, Willow and Hector kept calming Maria, telling her not to be nervous. Though Maria assured them she wasn't nervous, she was worried. None of them knew what Richard would do next. All they could do was take each step as it came and respond as best they could.The unknown was what Maria feared most.Compared to waiting for some vague accidents and trials, she would rather see the danger laid out plainly in front of her, even if she had no solution to it at all. That was easier to bear than this constant restlessness.She was lost in thought, but they made it to the venue of the private event.This commercial concert was for the entire music association, with no outside guests. Richard had booked the hotel's hall on the first floor specifically for the performance, so no unrelated people were allowed in.Once Maria walked in, she saw that the other members were already