Lahat ng Kabanata ng His Biggest Regret Was Me: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

Charlie stared blankly at the wooden ship model before him, only halfway coated in a deep navy-blue paint. The paintbrush slipped from his hand and fell onto the concrete floor, leaving behind a messy splash of paint. The determination that had been burning in his chest just minutes ago vanished without a trace, replaced by an unbearable, icy emptiness.Without saying a single word to Ray, Charlie turned around. His footsteps were heavy as he dragged his exhausted body out of the materials warehouse. His face was gloomy, and his bloodshot eyes stared straight ahead with a hauntingly vacant expression.He walked into his private office and headed straight for the attached bathroom. Standing before the sink, Charlie splashed water over his face again and again, desperately trying to erase the image of Leo smiling beside William. Yet the crushing weight in his chest refused to disappear. With trembling hands, he turned on the high-pressure shower, letting the ice-cold water pour over his

After several minutes of suffocating silence settled over the round table, Elena finally drew a deep breath. She slowly set her spoon down, then looked straight into William's eyes. An unmistakable determination was etched across her beautiful face."Mr. William... I'm sorry, I—""You don't have to answer me now, Elena," William interrupted quickly. He cut her off before the words of absolute rejection could leave her lips.William forced a faint smile, trying to conceal the panic that had suddenly struck his pride. He had just realized that his question had been far too pressing, and in the world of negotiation—whether in business or romance—pressuring a woman like Elena Victoria before her defenses had completely crumbled was a foolish mistake."If you're not ready to take our relationship to the next level, then let's just keep things the way they are for now," William continued, lowering his head slightly with a gesture of apparent understanding. "The only thing that matters to me

At exactly eight o’clock in the morning, the door to Charlie’s private office swung open. Ray, who had been reviewing shipping manifests inside his cubicle, immediately looked up, and in that instant, he froze. He was stunned by his boss’s appearance.Charlie was not wearing the custom-made luxury suit that usually draped his well-built frame. Instead, this morning he was dressed in a plain T-shirt beneath a black leather jacket, dark jeans, a black baseball cap, and a matching black fabric mask that concealed most of his face. Rather than looking like the CEO of Altair Logistics, Charlie now looked more like a low-level package delivery courier."Mr. Vane... where are you going?" Ray asked, his voice overflowing with disbelief.Charlie adjusted the brim of his cap, hiding the bloodshot eyes that still bore the marks of another sleepless night. "I've booked an emergency flight to City-B this morning. I'm going to personally deliver Leo's wooden ship model to Elena's mansion."Ray fell

Charlie knew he had no right to be greedy. Standing just two meters away and gazing into Leo's bright eyes was already the greatest blessing he could have received today. Before the door of the luxury car swung open and Elena stepped out, Charlie hurriedly turned around.He placed the large cardboard box containing the fifty-centimeter handcrafted wooden ship beside the security post, then strode away from the front gate. He pulled his black cap even lower over his face. As he walked along the sidewalk, Elena's car slowly passed by him. Through the half-open window, Elena briefly glanced at the courier wearing the leather jacket. However, with his face completely hidden behind a mask and cap, she did not suspect a thing. To Elena, he was nothing more than a delivery worker who happened to be passing by.The five-meter-high iron gate slowly swung open, welcoming Elena's car into the mansion's courtyard. As soon as the car came to a stop near the front porch, Elena immediately instructe

As soon as the area in front of the mansion gate fell quiet and the guards returned to their posts, Charlie moved quickly. Stepping out from the shadow of a pine tree, he strode toward the large trash bin by the roadside. With both hands trembling from anger and heartache, he carefully lifted the 50-centimeter wooden ship model back out of the bin.Fortunately, none of the household staff saw what he was doing. Charlie hugged the wooden ship tightly against his chest, its cardboard packaging now half-covered in dirt. With a shattered heart, he walked away from his ex-wife's mansion."I'll keep this ship as a memory," he whispered hoarsely, his eyes fixed on the initials L.V. carved into the hull."I hope that one day, I'll be able to give this to you myself, Leo. Not as a stranger... but as your father."Charlie tried to comfort himself. He was certain that Leo hadn't rejected or disliked the ship he had made. The little boy had looked genuinely happy yesterday. This had to be Elena's