All Chapters of Love Gone: Regret Too Late: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

I was such a coward. I didn't even have the guts to storm in and demand an explanation. With trembling fingers, I scooped the pregnancy test off the floor and turned to run.It wasn't until I cleared the building's main entrance that I finally remembered to breathe. Crouching beside a flower bed, I dry-heaved, but nothing came up.My palms were slick with sweat as I crumpled the medical report into a tight ball and shoved it into my bag. I wandered the streets like a lost soul, walking until darkness fell before finally heading home.The house was empty; my husband, Brian Stanton, hadn't returned. As I was changing out of my shoes, I found myself walking toward his study, drawn by some strange impulse.He usually never allowed me inside, and true to my word, I hadn't set foot in there for five years. But this time, the door was unlocked.I pushed it open. The desk was spotless, with only an old cell phone sitting on it. I plugged it into a charging cable and powered it on, finding

Chapter 2

Brian didn't look at me again. He turned on his heel and stormed out, and a few moments later, the sound of his car speeding away echoed from downstairs.I sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the door he had slammed shut, my hands shaking. It wasn't out of fear. It was because I suddenly realized he couldn't even be bothered to invent a lie anymore.My phone buzzed with a reply from my best friend.[Good timing. I have something to tell you, too. I think Brian has another family. I was away on a business trip yesterday and saw him at an amusement park with a woman and a little boy.]Then came a video of Brian holding Olivia and Reginald in his arms, smiling radiantly.My phone buzzed again.Esther: [And that boy called him Dad.]I closed my eyes as a memory suddenly rushed back. On our anniversary three years ago, Brian had come home drunk, weeping in my arms."I'm not a good husband," he had sobbed.My heart had shattered for him then. I assumed he was consumed by guilt an

Chapter 3

Olivia stood up, letting out a mocking laugh. "Let's make a bet. The person he cares about now is me!"With that, she threw herself backward and tumbled down toward the stairs. Instinctively, I reached out to grab her.The voice of a man cut through. "Olivia!"Brian, who was supposed to be at his office, burst through the front door. He caught her at the very last second, wrapping his arms tightly around her.Olivia's face had gone deathly pale as she clutched his collar. She whimpered, "Brian, I don't know how Lena found out about this place. Don't blame her. None of this is her fault. She only did it because she loves you too much."Brian looked up, glaring intensely at me. "Lena, why are you here?"I stared back, not yielding an inch. "I should be asking you the same question. Don't you have anything you want to explain to me?"His eyes flickered with guilt. But suddenly, Olivia struggled out of his embrace and bowed to me."Mrs. Stanton, I'm sorry!" she said bitterly. "Plea

Chapter 4

Brian didn't even look at the divorce agreement. He snatched it from my hands and tore it to shreds.I couldn't comprehend what he was trying to achieve. Wasn't getting rid of me what he wanted?"I've supported you for all these years and given you such a luxurious life," he growled, his face twisting. "Everything you have right now came from me? And now you want to leave me? Do you even have a heart?"His outburst didn't faze me. It wasn't that I lacked a career or had to depend on him to survive.Years ago, Brian had developed a severe stomach condition from the relentless stress of his job. When his health took a dangerous turn, the doctor warned me that he needed proper, home-cooked meals and an absolute routine to recover.At the time, both of our careers were on the rise. After agonizing over the decision, I chose to sacrifice my future to become a housewife, spending my days revolving around him and the kitchen stove.It was only after his company finally stabilized that I

Chapter 5

Finally, I stopped crying and gritted my teeth. "I'm going to make him pay!"Though Brian had treated me well over the years, I had been impossibly devoted to him in return. In the eyes of everyone we knew, we were the ultimate fairy-tale couple.Our story began in college; he fell for me at first sight, pursuing me with a relentless, fierce devotion. Melted by his attentiveness to every little detail, I harbored the naïve dream of spending the rest of my life with him.I threw caution to the wind, ignored my parents' desperate warnings, and traveled thousands of miles across the country to marry him.I had truly believed we would grow old together. I never could have anticipated that another woman had been lurking in the shadows of our lives all along.The thought of Olivia and her child spoke of the elaborate web of lies Brian had spun for half a decade. I clenched my jaw so hard it ached. I wanted nothing more than to strip away his flawless façade and expose the betrayal under

Chapter 6

Just thinking about the faint hint of perfume that had clung to Brian every time we were intimate over the last five years made me gag.Right then, my phone rang with an unknown number. The voice on the other end was shrill and furious, punctuated by the sound of objects being smashed in the background."You shameless whore!" Olivia hissed. "Brian and I already had a child together. Back then, you forced your way in and stole the title of Mrs. Stanton, forcing me to live in the shadows."And now, what kind of spell have you cast on him? Why is he refusing to marry me?"I hadn't expected the situation to unfold this way. I had assumed that once Brian and I parted ways, he would immediately marry Olivia.After all, if he didn't love her, why would he let her keep his child? Why would he abandon me at home just to be with her? But if he did love her, why was he refusing to give her a legitimate name?No matter how much I turned the question over in my mind, I couldn't find an answer

Chapter 7

I looked at those comments and let out a soft, bitter snort. Did they really think the real world operated like a romance novel?I admitted that Olivia and Brian had once shared real feelings years ago. But Brian's devotion to me over the last five years had been just as real. I just wanted to see who he loved more.Brian was growing increasingly anxious. The internet was practically forcing him to marry Olivia. In the eyes of the online mob, Olivia was his tragic true love, the girl who had always lived in his heart.If he didn't marry her now, he would be branded as entirely cold and heartless. Yet, when it came to marrying her, a profound reluctance tugged at his heart. The years he and I had spent building a life together couldn't be easily replaced.He quickly called me. "You saw those posts, right? None of it is true. Olivia isn't my true love."I gave a cold laugh. "I know. She was just your underclassman from college, right?"I had only just uncovered this piece of inform

Chapter 8

Brian grabbed his coat and stormed out of the house. The first person he thought of after crossing that threshold was me.If I had been there, things would never have blown up to this extent. Only now did he finally realize just how incredibly well I had treated him.He began to see that every corner of his life was saturated with traces of me; he had long since become completely dependent on my presence.The day of our court hearing arrived quickly. A couple who had once been entirely inseparable now sat on opposite sides of the courtroom. I looked into Brian's eyes, but my heart didn't feel even a single ripple.My affection had already been worn down to nothing by the endless waves of betrayal. Having lived through all of this, I had finally seen the light.The love I felt for him in the past was genuine, but the disgust I felt now was just as real. Brian had indeed accompanied me through a massive portion of my life, but I couldn't allow a few crumbs of past sentimentality to

Chapter 9

"Lena, please, just give me one more chance, okay?" Brian pleaded bitterly. "I know I've made so many mistakes, but we've been together for so long. Can you really just throw our entire history away?"I only strayed with Olivia because I was looking for a thrill. You know she has my child, so I couldn't just abandon her overnight. But I swear to you, you have always held a completely different place in my heart."The moment I go back, I'll send her away. I promise you'll never have to lay eyes on her again. Please, just give me one more chance, alright? I love you, Lena. We can start over. We can have another child together."His expression was agonizingly earnest, and a few genuine tears rolled down his cheeks. I had to admit, this was the most pathetic, unraveled state I had ever seen Brian in.In my memory, he had always been a man of absolute dignity and immaculate polish. He had never looked like this—wearing the same wrinkled, disheveled clothes for days, his frame looking sl

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