When I Disappeared, He Regretted It Novels & Stories

She didn't turn around. Her expression was stoic as she replied, "My time is precious." He finally couldn't hold himself back as she strode out of the cafe. Dashing after her, he wailed in the rain as she was about to get in her car. "I regret it!" he sobbed, tears streaming down his face. "You've… You've asked me if I'd regret what I've done to you once I regain my memory. Angie, I really do!" He cried, "I regret it so much that I'd do anything to turn back time so I could kill myself back then! Angie… I truly regret what I've done!"

“You… you left. After everything, after he died, you just vanished. You didn’t say a word. You weren't even at the funeral. You just seem to have disappeared without a trace. All of you just disappeared without a trace.” Ryan looked at me, his face etched with age and something deeper. Regret. “I didn’t vanish, Valerie,” he said gently. “I was dismissed. And I stayed away to keep you safe. I didn’t want you to think I abandoned you. Neither one of us would have wanted you to feel the way that you are right now, and neither one of us would have wanted you to feel as alone as you did.” “I thought that you were dead. I thought that something had happened to you. You didn't even have it in yours

He remembered how I always organized his schedule with flawless precision. He remembered every one of my 143 heartfelt declarations. All those things he once dismissed as trivial only became precious once they disappeared. Now, those memories turned into blades, each one slicing deeper into his heart. What had he done to let a rare treasure like my love slip away? Aldric was ultimately consumed by regret. He scrambled desperately to make things right, only to find himself powerless. It was all too late. He sent message after message, but as each one disappeared into silence with no reply, he was forced to accept the truth.

A faint breath escaped him. “I remember.” “No fading out.” I moved closer toward the stretcher while grabbing his hand tighter. “You do not get to disappear after everything you said to me.” Something vulnerable flickered briefly across his face. “I spent years trying not to love you loudly.” The confession hit me like a physical ache. “And now?” His breathing weakened slightly. “Now I regret every second I wasted.” Tears blurred my vision instantly. The medics exchanged uneasy looks nearby because even they could see how bad his condition was becoming.

He turned his back on her once again, completely ignoring her existence and leaving her to scream in frustration alone inside the silent office. Deep within his heart, Mike knew that he had become trapped in an endless labyrinth of regret. His thoughts remained entirely fixated on Elara's name, mourning the departure of the woman he now realized had taken every piece of his soul with her.

“You look…” “Don’t say ‘beautiful.’” My voice cracked with emotion, glaring up at him. “Explain yourself. You disappeared without even saying goodbye.” His shoulders relaxed as a small, regretful smile tugged at his lips. “I wanted to. Believe me. But the CEO had transferred me on the short notice and I was stuck.” “You could have reached out to me still,” I argued, and he nodded, accepting his fault. “I know. I’m an idiot for that…but…I lost all hope then.”

She didn't let me talk before she continued. Trish’s spoon clattered onto her plate as she let out an exasperated sigh. “He disappears for years, no explanation, no closure, no calls, no texts, nothing at all, and now he’s back, expecting you to just… what? Listen to whatever he has to say?” I stirred my soup, watching the spoon move in slow circles as my other hand dropped from trailing lines on my stomach. “I don’t know what he expected,” I admitted. I recalled the look on Adrian's face, and it tugged something in my chest. Why was he regretting everything when he cause everything?

"But did you ever stand up to shield me even a single time while we were together?" Her mind drifted back to a stormy night two years ago. She had been completely bedridden, agonizing and practically dying from a sudden, excruciating physical pain. In her vulnerability, she had dialed his number, desperately hoping against the odds that he might actually show up for her. But he had simply disconnected her call without a thought.

"If you are reading this, then I can only assume that you have finally come looking for me, just as I've prayed you would. I am so, so sorry for leaving you all those years ago without any explanation. It was the greatest regret of my life, a decision that has haunted me every single day since. You must be wondering why I disappeared, why I abandoned you both. The truth is, I never wanted to. But the circumstances...they became too much for me to bear." I read through the words, heart shattering with each line. Tears stung my eyes as I absorbed the apologies, the heartbreaking longing for just one more moment with me. By the time I reached the end, the paper was crumpled in my shaking grasp,