All Chapters of The Billionaire's Regret After I Died: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Rachel’s POVI stayed still for what felt like an eternity, out of fear that any movement I made would bring the both of them back within sight. George’s arm was still wrapped around me, tightening over time as if he was trying to physically stop me from shaking. The mall air smelled faintly of cinnamon and fabric softener, thick with chatter and the sound of footsteps echoing against polished floors. I was still holding the doll for Amber, the same one Marissa had lifted from the shelf moments ago, smiling like it had always belonged to her.I know that I should just put it back. I should just choose another one. But … Amber would have loved this one.But there was nothing else I could do, Marissa had taken it already. I could only sigh as I placed the doll back where I found it, all the energy already drained from me. It just seems like lately I have become almost too accustomed to letting go.My hands still trembled as I scanned the rows again. The colours on the boxes blurred tog

Rachel’s POVThe days after the mall passed in a slow silence.I stayed inside most of the time, away from windows, away from mirrors. The air outside felt too sharp, too exposed, as if the world could see right through the scarf I wore. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Adrian’s face turning toward me, the flicker of confusion in his eyes, the way his voice had sounded when he said George’s name.He had been close.Too close.The thought alone made my chest tighten. I wasn’t ready. Not yet.I wanted to face him one day, but not like this. Not with half-healed skin and trembling hands. I wanted to be stronger, unrecognizable, someon

Adrian’s POVThe laughter had faded hours ago.The lights that had once made the garden glow now hung dim and tired, ribbons swaying lightly in the midnight breeze. Empty glasses and half-wilted flowers littered the tables, the ghosts of a celebration that had already lost its color.Inside the house, the air felt heavy with silence.I stood near the window, watching Amber through the reflection on the glass. She sat cross-legged on the rug, her dress rumpled and her tiara slipping sideways. The doll with the yellow dress was in her lap, and she was talking softly to it as if it could hear her.Marissa’s laughter floated from across the room, bright and practiced, as she chatted with a few remaining guests about wedding venues

Rachel’s POVThe last time I stood at the gates of the Parker estate, I still lived there.Now, I was just another shadow among the catering staff.Getting in wasn’t easy. George had warned me against it, told me it was reckless. But I couldn’t stay away. Not when it was Amber’s birthday. Not when the thought of her smiling inside that house without me felt unbearable.So I found a way. A borrowed uniform. A forged staff badge. A name that wasn’t mine.The catering company had been short-staffed that morning, and I slipped in quietly with the rest of them, head down, mask on, pretending to belong. The wig itched beneath my cap, and my gloved hands shook as I carried a tray of champagne flutes through the marb

Rachel’s POVI left the Parker estate through the side gate, the same one I’d slipped in through hours earlier. The air outside was colder than I remembered, sharp enough to sting. My borrowed uniform clung to my skin, stiff with sweat and sugar dust.Behind me, the laughter was fading, muffled by walls and distance, but it still followed me like an echo I couldn’t shake. Every sound from that party felt carved into my skull, Amber’s giggles, the applause, Marissa’s trembling “yes.”I walked faster.By the time I reached the empty street, my hands were shaking. I dug into my pocket for the spare key George had given me, and instead, my fingers brushed against something hard and familiar.The ring. My wedding ring. I’d kept it without realizing why.When I left the hospital months ago, it had been tucked in the bottom of my bag, a habit, a piece of me which I couldn’t quite bury. I told myself I’d throw it away when I was ready. But I never did.And after what I saw tonight, I finally