Regret Novel 218

Miranda never imagined that one day, he would actually remember.

She sat beside him, her tone gentle but firm. “Evander, that happened when you were eight. It’s perfectly normal if you don’t remember it. There’s nothing for you to dwell on.”

Evander shut his eyes, drawing in a deep breath, silent.

A doctor emerged from the ER, scanning the hallway. “Who here is Tricia’s family?”

Evander’s eyes snapped open. He stood up. “…That’s me.”

“And you are her…?”

Before Evander could answer, Miranda interjected, “They’re cousins–distant ones. Her parents aren’t around, I’m his mother.”

Relieved, the doctor nodded. “The patient’s not in any danger. She lost some blood, but a few days‘ rest and she’ll be just fine.”

When the doctor left, Miranda shot Evander a look. “Why are you so invested in Tricia’s life or death? Don’t forget, you have a wife.”

Evander was silent for a long time. Finally, he murmured, “She’ll understand.”

Miranda rolled her eyes. “Evander, no woman will ever understand her husband going out of his way for another woman. If she does, it means she doesn’t care about you at all.”

his side. He had never truly wondered if Charlotte cared for him. All

had married him–she

heart belonged to someone

in Evander’s

afternoon, Charlotte/received a text from Evander: He’d be home late.

She didn’t care anymore.

and WhatsApp, then quietly packed her things–three suitcases, all her

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work phone, right in the middle of the living room–somewhere he couldn’t

stepped outside and deleted her fingerprint from the door’s code lock, erasing the last physical trace of her life

Downstairs, she called Julian.

to the curb. “That’s all your luggage? Nothing

“That’s it. Let’s go.”

thanked him quietly, then

straight to a hotel near the airport, unloaded her bags, and turned to her. “Sir asked me to let you know–tomorrow at nine, he’ll bring your brother to the airport. You’ll both go through a private

thank my foster brother for me.

“You’re too kind, Miss.”

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