All Chapters of Too Late to Regret: The Billionaire’s Unwanted Ex: Chapter 201 - Chapter 204

The first day of Volume 2 didn't begin with a sunrise; it began with the activation of the Symmetry-Shields. High above the London clouds, the wealthy inhabitants of the "Apex-Sector" lived in eternal, artificial sunlight. Below, in the Noise-Sector, the slums were bathed in a perpetual, violet twilight—the byproduct of the massive energy leak from the city’s foundations.Leo Thorne stood on the roof of the warehouse-fortress, his breath hitching in the cold, damp air. He looked at his hands. They were covered in grease, carbon-soot, and the faint, glowing residue of Sovereign-Iron."The atmospheric scrubbers are failing again," Meilin’s voice crackled through his makeshift earpiece. She wasn't in a kitchen; she was in the Vance-Engine Room, her hands literally submerged in the glowing fluid of the fortress’s power core. "If we don't find more copper-grade scrap by tonight, Elian won't be able to breathe the air in the nursery."The Anatomy of the Partitioned CityLondon in the "Survi

The engine room of the warehouse, once a sanctuary of pulsing violet warmth, had become a chamber of Abyssal Silence. As the Original Meilin—the Silver-Haired Ghost—touched the Vance-Engine, the light didn't just fade; it turned into a viscous, oily darkness that began to eat the air itself."Leo..." Meilin gasped, her skin turning grey as the life-support grid began to drain. "She’s... she’s inverted the frequency. She’s turned our sanctuary into a Vacuum-Trap."Leo stood frozen between the two women. The New Mother hovered above, her veiled face a mask of cold triumph, while the Original Meilin stared at him with eyes that were hollow, filled with a flickering, digital static."Meilin, stop!" Leo roared, lunging toward the silver-haired ghost. "This isn't you! You're a Vance! You're the Noise! You don't serve the Symmetry!"The Original Meilin didn't speak. She merely tilted her head, a gesture so hauntingly familiar it made Leo’s heart seize. She raised her other hand, and the Sove