All Chapters of Regret Is Just The Beginning: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

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Chapter 121: The Child Between Them

Henry didn't come at her the way he used to. This time, he slowed down, and that alone made him more difficult to ignore. It started with simple messages, the kind that carried no visible weight yet refused to be dismissed completely. Every one of them was about Selena, nothing else, and that made it harder for Diana to push them aside without thinking twice. “She asked about you today.” “She keeps drawing you in her pictures.” “She has something this weekend. It would make her happy if you came.” Diana read them all, even when she pretended not to. She would glance at her phone, pause for a second, then place it down like it meant nothing, but the words stayed in her mind long after the screen went dark. It wasn’t Henry she was thinking about. It was Selena. It was always Selena. By the time the weekend arrived, the decision had already settled inside her, though she never said it out loud. That morning, she stood in front of the mirror longer than usual, not beca

Chapter 122: Drawing the Line

Diana did not leave things the way they were after that night. The quiet unease Henry’s calmness had left behind didn't sit well with her. And she understood something clearly now, if she allowed even the smallest opening, he would take it and stretch it until it became something else entirely. She couldn't afford that, not anymore. Not with everything she had worked so hard to rebuild. So she drew the line. It wasn’t loud. It wasn’t dramatic. It was firm, deliberate, and clear in a way that left no room for misunderstanding. The next time Henry called, she answered, but there was a difference in her tone from the very first word. “Hello.” “Diana,” he began, his voice carrying that same calm she had come to recognize. “I wanted to—” “Is this about Selena?” she cut in immediately. There was a brief pause on the other end. “…No,” he admitted. “Then I’m not interested,” she said, her voice steady, not raised, not emotional, just final. Henry exhaled softly. “You d

Chapter 123: Crossing Spaces

Diana hesitated longer than she expected to before finally giving her answer, and even after she said yes, the feeling didn't settle easily inside her. Allowing Selena into this new space meant more than just a simple visit, it meant opening a door she had carefully kept closed, and as she stood in the living room that morning waiting, she could feel that quiet tension sitting somewhere in her chest. The house was calm, almost too calm, the kind that made every small sound louder than it should be. Emma had been unusually restless, moving from one corner of the house to another, picking up things and dropping them again without any real purpose, and Diana noticed it even though she pretended not to. Merlin stood near the window, watching the gate, his posture relaxed but his attention sharp in a way that told Diana he understood exactly what today meant without needing it to be said out loud. When the car finally pulled in, Diana’s breath caught slightly before she could

Chapter 124: Quiet Persistence

Henry changed his approach so quietly that at first, Diana almost didn’t notice it. There were no more unexpected appearances, no more tense confrontations, no raised voices or direct pressure. Instead, he slipped into a different rhythm, one that felt controlled and intentional. He stopped trying to reach her directly and focused on the one connection he knew she could never completely shut out, Selena. It began with small things. Selena would arrive for her visits carrying neatly packed items, sometimes food, sometimes small gifts, sometimes just things that felt too thoughtful to be random. Each time, she would say it the same way, innocent and bright, “Daddy said I should give this to you.” At first, Diana accepted them without thinking much about it. She would smile, thank her, and set whatever it was aside. It felt harmless, and she didn’t want to overcomplicate something that came through her child. But after a while, she started noticing the pattern. None of

Chapter 125: A Stronger Bond

Diana and Merlin didn’t suddenly wake up one day and decide everything was perfect. It didn’t work like that. What they had built together came from small, deliberate choices. After everything that had happened, after the tension, the doubts, the interference that seemed determined to follow them around, they reached a quiet understanding without needing to sit down and spell it out. They would focus on what they had, not what was trying to break it.That decision showed itself in the simplest ways. It was in how they spoke to each other, how they moved around the house, how they handled silence without letting it become something heavy. Diana noticed it first one morning when she woke up earlier than usual. The house was quiet, still wrapped in that soft calm before the day fully began. She stepped out of the bedroom, expecting to find everything the same as always, but the faint sound of movement from the kitchen caught her attention.She walked in slowly and found Merlin ther

Chapter 126: Pressure in Disguise

Henry did not rush into his next move. He had already seen what direct pressure did, it pushed Diana away and gave Merlin more room to stand beside her. That was not the outcome he wanted. This time, he chose something quieter, something that would not look like an attack on the surface, something that would slowly wear her down without leaving a clear trace.It started with little things, the kind of inconveniences people usually brushed off as bad luck. Diana didn’t notice it immediately. At first, it felt like one of those weeks where everything simply refused to go smoothly. She had a meeting scheduled early one morning, something important that required her full attention, but when she arrived, she was told it had been rescheduled without her being informed.She stood there for a moment, staring at the assistant who delivered the message, trying to process it. “Rescheduled?” she repeated.“Yes, ma’am,” the assistant said politely. “It was moved to a later time.”Diana frowned

Chapter 127: Standing Firm

By the time Diana reached the end of that week, she was no longer guessing. The pattern had revealed itself too clearly to ignore, and the quiet frustration she had been managing turned into something more grounded, something sharper. She didn’t feel overwhelmed anymore. Instead, she felt focused. Whoever was behind it had expected confusion, distraction, maybe even panic. What they hadn’t expected was for her to step back, observe, and decide she was done reacting blindly.That was how she found herself standing in front of Henry again, not by accident this time, not because he appeared uninvited, but because she chose it. She sent the message herself, short and direct, leaving no room for misinterpretation. He agreed to meet just as quickly, as if he had been waiting for that moment all along.When she arrived, he was already there, seated, calm as always, his presence carrying that same controlled composure she had come to recognize too well. For a brief second, Diana studie

Chapter 128: A Different Game

The shift didn’t come with noise. There was no confrontation, no sudden appearance, no carefully timed interruption. That was what made it unsettling. After everything Henry had been doing, the disruptions, the pressure, the quiet interference that had slowly revealed itself, the sudden silence felt wrong.Diana noticed it before she could explain it. At first, it came as relief. A day passed without anything going wrong. Then another. Her schedule aligned perfectly, meetings held as planned, calls came through at the right time, nothing delayed, nothing clashing. It should have felt like things were finally returning to normal, but instead, it left her uneasy.She stood in her office one afternoon, staring at her calendar, going through it again even though she had already checked it twice. Everything was in order. Too in order.“That’s strange,” she murmured under her breath.Merlin, who had walked in moments earlier, caught the tone immediately. “What is?” he asked, stepping c

Chapter 129: Drawn Back

The call didn’t take long, but it was enough to change everything.Diana didn’t wait to think things through. The moment she ended it, she grabbed her bag and turned toward the door without hesitation.“I have to go,” she said quickly.Merlin was already moving before she finished speaking. “I’ll come with you.”She shook her head almost immediately. “No… let me go first.”He paused, studying her face, then nodded. “Call me when you get there.”“I will.”She didn’t say anything else before stepping out.The drive felt longer than it should have. Every second stretched, her mind racing through possibilities she didn’t want to consider. By the time she arrived, her heart was already pounding in a way she couldn’t control.She rushed through the entrance, her eyes searching until she found what she was looking for.Selena.The little girl lay on the bed, smaller than usual, her usual bright energy replaced with a quiet stillness that unsettled Diana immediately.“Mommy…” Selena called w

Chapter 130: "Can We Get Married?"

Diana returned home that evening looking worn out in a way that couldn’t be hidden. It wasn’t just physical tiredness. It sat deeper than that, in the way her shoulders dropped, in the quietness that followed her into the house. The door had barely closed behind her when Merlin stepped forward. He didn’t ask anything at first. He simply pulled her into his arms, holding her firmly, one hand at her back, the other resting gently at the back of her head. She leaned into him fully, as though that was exactly what she needed. He guided her slowly to the couch, his arm still around her as they sat. Only then did he pull back slightly to look at her face. “How’s she?” he asked quietly. “She’s better now,” Diana replied, her voice low but steady. There was a brief silence before she turned to face him properly. Her eyes searched his for a moment, then softened slightly, though something unsettled still lingered beneath. “Do you think I’m a bad mother?” she asked suddenl

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