All Chapters of Regret Is Just The Beginning: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

The memory returned to Henry’s mind with such force that it felt less like recollection and more like a scene unfolding again right before his eyes.The loud music of the nightclub vibrated through the air, thick with the smell of alcohol and perfume. Colored lights flashed across the crowded dance floor while laughter and chatter blended with the heavy beat of the speakers.In the middle of that crowded space, Diana and Merlin stood very close to each other.Too close.Their bodies leaned toward one another, their faces illuminated by the shifting blue and red lights above the bar counter. Diana’s eyes were slightly glossy from the wine she had consumed earlier, yet they remained fixed on Merlin with a strange mixture of warmth and vulnerability.Merlin had been watching her for several seconds without speaking. Slowly, his hand rose and settled behind her neck, his fingers brushing lightly against her hair as though testing whether she would pull away.She didn’t.Instead, Diana

“Of course it’s me,” Lauren snapped instantly without even thinking, grabbing Henry’s hand. Her parents’ eyes went wide in shock as they stared at their own daughter speechless. “They’re old anyway. I’m still young.”The words did not just echo in the room; they tore through it.Joseph felt as though something invisible had struck him across the face. His mouth parted slightly, but no sound came out at first.His eyes searched his daughter’s face, hoping, desperately hoping, that he had misheard her. That somehow the acoustics of this cold concrete room had distorted her voice.That his precious daughter, the miracle child he had spent years praying for, hadn’t just condemned him and his wife to whatever fate Henry had planned.“Lauren!” he finally called, his voice cracking in disbelief. The shock on his face was raw and naked, the kind that strips a man of dignity. “What… what did you just say?”Edith’s lips trembled. “Lauren…” she began, but the rest of her sentence dissolved into

Lauren’s wrists were seized tightly by two men as they dragged her across the marble tiles toward the pool.The night air was cold against her soaked clothes, biting against her skin with every second that passed, but the fear burning through her veins was far more intense than anything the weather could offer. It spread through her like wildfire, consuming every ounce of strength she had left. Her feet barely touched the ground as they hauled her forward, her body stumbling helplessly between them.“No… no… please!” she screamed, her voice breaking as she dug her heels desperately into the floor in an attempt to stop their movement. But it was useless. Their grip only tightened, their fingers digging painfully into her arms as though they were holding onto something that had no right to escape.They reached the edge of the swimming pool.The water shimmered under the lights surrounding the compound, its surface calm, still, and almost beautiful in a way that felt cruel considerin

Staring furiously at his phone, Henry’s grip tightened until his knuckles turned white. His jaw clenched, the veins at the side of his neck standing out as rage burned violently in his chest. His breathing was uneven, heavy, like a man barely holding himself together.Then suddenly—He raised the phone and smashed it hard against the floor.“Merlin!” he roared, his voice echoing through the room with raw fury.The phone shattered instantly, pieces scattering across the floor.****************Diana walked slowly toward her car in the office garage, her heels clicking softly against the smooth concrete floor. She clutched the bouquet of flowers tightly to her chest.Her mind replayed everything that had just happened in the office.“Diana,” Merlin had called softly, his voice still lingering in her ears.“I love you. Be my girlfriend.”A soft smile spread across her lips as heat crept up her cheeks. She lowered her gaze slightly, almost shy, as if someone might catch her smiling like

‘Henry, you’re the one who hurt me the most.’The words echoed loudly inside Diana’s mind, so sharp and clear that it felt like she had actually spoken them aloud.Her eyes widened slightly as she stared at him, the emotions inside her rising fast and uncontrollable.Rage, pain, betrayal, everything tangled together into something heavy and suffocating.Her chest tightened as memories rushed in without permission. Everything he had done, everything he had taken from her, everything she had endured in silence came crashing back at once.And now he stood there, looking at her like he had done something worth praising.“Diana,” he called softly.His voice was gentle. Too gentle. It irritated her more than anger would have.“Not pleased?” he asked, tilting his head slightly as though he genuinely expected her to smile at what she had just seen.She didn’t answer. Not even a single word.She just stared at him.Her face was hard now, expressionless, but her eyes betrayed everything. They