His Regret Began When She Let Go のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 121 - チャプター 130

Dominic kept one hand tightly around the steering wheel while the other rested near Rachel as though he needed constant confirmation that she was still there and still breathing.Rachel sat quietly beside him, exhaustion weighing heavily on her body after everything that had happened inside the compound. The smoke from the tear gas still burned faintly in her throat, and the sharp smell of gunpowder clung stubbornly to her clothes.Tony sat in the back seat with two of the men dressed in black, his expression tense despite his silence.Nobody spoke for the first few minutes. The silence inside the car felt too fragile.Dominic’s jaw remained tight the entire drive, his eyes fixed ahead, but Rachel noticed the way he kept glancing toward her every few seconds as if afraid she might disappear again.“Dominic,” Rachel said quietly.He looked at her immediately. “What?”“Nobody killed the baby.”His expression hardened again instantly. “Bryce said Smithfield did.”Rachel shook her head q

Smithfield only sat there restrained in the chair with that same disturbing smile resting across his face, while Rachel stood frozen near the doorway trying to process the weight of what she had just heard.Dominic stepped toward her immediately. “Come,” he said firmly.Rachel did not move at first. Her chest still rose unevenly from anger and shock, and her hands remained tightly clenched at her sides.Dominic reached her and gently touched her arm. “Rachel.”She finally looked at him.“Let’s leave.”Rachel swallowed hard before nodding once.Smithfield laughed softly behind them. “Running away already?”Dominic’s eyes darkened instantly, but he refused to react. Instead, he guided Rachel toward the door carefully while the guards remained behind.The heavy steel door shut loudly once they stepped outside, cutting off Smithfield’s voice completely. Rachel released a shaky breath the moment the hallway swallowed them again.Dominic noticed immediately. “You need to calm down,” he said

The scream cut through the house like something sharp breaking glass.Dominic got on his feet instantly. Rachel woke at the same time, breathing hard, disoriented for a second as her eyes adjusted to the dark room. The sound came again, louder this time, followed by hurried footsteps outside.“Rachel,” Dominic said sharply, already moving toward the door.They did not speak again. They moved together out of the room, tension pulling them forward faster than thought.The hallway lights were dim, but the sound guided them into the living room and there she was. Marissa.She was on her knees near the center table, her hands covering her face as she cried uncontrollably. Her shoulders shook violently, and her breathing came in broken, uneven waves that made it hard to understand her at first.Rachel, however, understood immediately..Her chest tightened as she took a step forward.“Marissa…” she said softly.Marissa lifted her head slightly at the sound of her voice, her eyes red and swoll

Dominic leaned back slightly in his chair after the laughter settled inside the office, though the warmth in the room did not disappear completely.Jodie sat quietly now with both hands resting together on her lap while Sebastian remained beside her and Seraphina continued looking around the office with open curiosity. Jodie inhaled slowly and looked directly at Dominic again. “I didn’t only come here to apologize,” she admitted carefully.Dominic’s expression remained calm. “What else?”Jodie lowered her eyes briefly before continuing. “I know I caused problems in the past and I know I disappeared when things became difficult, but I also know I was good at my work.”Dominic stayed silent.Jodie swallowed once. “I’m not working anywhere right now,” she confessed honestly. “And I was hoping…” She paused slightly before forcing herself to finish. “I was hoping you would allow me work for you again.”Sebastian looked toward her quietly while Seraphina leaned slightly against the chair b

Rachel’s entire body remained tense for one long second after recognizing Marissa through the smoke and darkness.Marissa slowly removed her hand from Rachel’s mouth and glanced briefly toward the chaos happening near the cliff. “You should be more careful,” she said quietly.Rachel stared at her in shock. “What are you doing here?”The wind moved sharply around them while smoke from the burning helicopter spread thicker across the rocks.Gunshots still echoed farther away, but neither of them looked away from each other immediately.Marissa kept her voice calm despite everything happening around them. “I tracked Smithfield here.”Rachel frowned instantly. “Tracked him how?”Marissa’s expression hardened slightly. “Because I used to work with him.”Rachel blinked once, confused by the blunt honesty. “What?”Marissa looked toward the burning wreckage briefly before answering properly. “Before Dominic found me, Smithfield used me for several operations. He trusted me enough to give me a