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All Chapters of Love Was My Regret: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

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Chapter 1 Confirm

With a sharp snap, the belt that had been yanked on suddenly broke.For a moment, time seemed to stand still.The venue fell into stunned silence for a second before unexpected laughter erupted.Elias Clarke doubled over, clutching his stomach as he laughed. "Well, now we can see clearly. It's blue. I guessed right!"Justine's group of friends burst into laughter as well. "Yeah, you really should call off the engagement, Henry! How mortifying, haha!"I desperately held my pants up, the veins in my forehead bulging. I could no longer feel anyone's eyes on me.Justine hurriedly borrowed a jacket and tied it around my waist. "He's childish—don't stoop to his level. You don't need to call off the engagement over this."Then, she shot Elias an annoyed look. "Cut it out."There it was again—that dismissive little remark, as though all he had done was step on my foot.I pulled my arm free from her grasp and faced all the guests. "Today's engagement ceremony is canceled."The concer

Chapter 2 The Marital Home

By the time I took a cab home, it was already late at night.The moment Justine saw me, she started complaining. "Because you left without saying a word, my parents were furious. Call them later and apologize. Don't let them think you're being immature."Justine's parents had never liked me. They had always thought I was calculating and far too serious, nothing like Elias, who was easygoing, humorous, and never seemed to care about anything. They had even given him the family heirloom gold watch that was supposed to be passed down to their future son-in-law. No matter how hard I tried, it had never made a difference.The words caught in my throat for a moment before I swallowed them back down. "Okay."I carefully took off my pants and carried a bath towel into the bathroom, only to hear a man shouting from inside. I instinctively stepped back. "Who's in there?"Justine explained casually, "Elias came over to get some clothes to change into. He happened to take a shower here."I

Chapter 3 The House That Was No Longer Mine

Just because Justine said no one lived here, Elias had an excuse to move into our marital home.Elias took over our master bedroom and threw out the few things I had personally chosen—the lamps, matching couple's mugs, curtains, everything. As he tossed them aside, he complained, "Your taste is so outdated. Just looking at it for too long is enough to give me nightmares."He knew perfectly well that I was allergic to pollen, yet he filled the living room with vase after vase of fresh flowers. Before long, I started having trouble breathing, but Justine was completely oblivious to my predicament, still discussing with him which bouquet looked the best.It wasn't until she noticed my face turning red that she finally helped me sit down.For a moment, I thought she might finally feel sorry for me. Alas, to my dismay, after a brief pause, she said, "Maybe you should stop coming here for now. You're allergic, and Elias likes having flowers around. There's no way to make both of you h

Chapter 4 The Last Tie

I was halfway through cleaning out the house when a real estate agent suddenly arrived with several people."This property has already been sold. Unauthorized personnel need to leave."I stared at them in confusion. "You have no right to sell this house. It was left to me by my father as an inheritance."Still, they forcibly drove me out.Just as I stumbled onto the street, Justine's car pulled up beside me. "Elias had more than ten stitches in his calf. He won't be able to walk for three months. This time, I have to teach you a lesson for your unreasonable behavior."My ears felt stuffed with cotton—all of a sudden, I couldn't hear anything.Before my father died, he had been afraid that others would look down on me. So he had transferred the house my mother had left him to Justine, repeatedly reminding her to treat me well.Justine had knelt beside his hospital bed and promised him over and over that she would. And now, she had sold the only inheritance my father had ever left

Chapter 5 A Lie That Wasn't

Justine panicked. "Surgery? What surgery?"The young nurse handed her the brain surgery form. "Mr. Banks suffered a concussion in an accident. He just underwent brain surgery. It was quite serious."Justine snatched the form from her. The moment she saw the line of text in front of her, her eyes widened. "He had a concussion? Where is he?"The young nurse quickly led Justine to Henry's hospital room, only to find it completely empty. "Huh? Mr. Banks was just here."Justine immediately understood. She let out a cold laugh. "How much did Henry pay you to help him put on this little act? When he saw that I was ignoring him, he blocked all my contact information, and now he's pretending to be sick just to make me feel sorry for him?"At that, she frowned. "When did he become so calculating?"The young nurse was about to argue, but Justine tossed the surgery form straight into the trash. "I'm not falling for such a childish trick."…When she returned to Elias' hospital room, Just

Chapter 6 If I Have to Choose

Justine froze where she stood. "Where did he go?""Mr. Banks signed a confidentiality agreement with an overseas company, so we can't find out his exact location."Justine's mind went completely blank. She couldn't believe that Henry had actually been injured, nor could she believe that he had really been willing to leave. "No, that's impossible…"Ignoring Elias calling after her, she hurried out of the hospital, got in her car, and drove home. Sure enough, all of Henry's belongings were gone.She suddenly remembered that when they had come over last time, there had already been a suitcase sitting behind Henry.So, he'd been preparing to leave back then.She walked over to the table and saw a transfer invitation sitting on it.It read, "Henry Banks, please confirm as soon as possible whether you will be taking up the position at the overseas branch.""Why didn't you tell me? Why…"All the strength seemed to drain from Justine's body. She dialed Henry's number again and again,

Chapter 7 Don't Bother Me Anymore

After the surgery, I quietly completed my discharge paperwork while the young nurse went to find Justine to sign the necessary forms. I didn't want to use my injury to manipulate her, much less exploit her guilt to keep our relationship going. She was no longer worth doing that for.At the end of the corridor, I still caught sight of the panic-stricken look on Justine's face. She ran toward my hospital room like a woman possessed, calling my name, never realizing that I had already turned around and left.Fortunately, I made my flight.It wasn't until the plane took off that I truly realized that Justine and I were over.The overseas branch had already offered me a position five years ago. Back then, I had turned it down without hesitation because I had been thinking about Justine and the life we would have together. Later, the company's owner left me a message saying, "If you ever want to come back, you'll always be welcome."Now that things between Justine and me had ended, it w

Chapter 8 A Spring of My Own

"Henry!" Justine called my name, but I hung up immediately.…For the next few days, I lived an incredibly peaceful life. I went out for meals with my colleagues every day and took the time to enjoy the scenery along the way. Then, as my colleagues and I were making our way back to the company, Elias came limping toward us and stopped right in front of me."Henry, you're living quite comfortably now, huh? Did you know that Justine is practically a wreck now? It's all thanks to you! She used to hate drinking more than anything, but now, she's constantly drinking straight from the bottle. You really are a disaster of a man."I turned around to say goodbye to my colleagues before looking calmly at him. "What exactly are you trying to tell me?"Elias let out a cold laugh. "Still playing dumb? Didn't you do all this just to make Justine regret losing you? Why didn't I realize you were so manipulative? I guess your father never taught you how to behave properly, so—"Before he could fi

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