Regret Came Too Late

There were others in the private room; coincidentally, they were Damien and Julian.

Damien was even busier than Ethan, and with the Jensen family still in a delicate state, he rarely made time for social gatherings. The only people who could get him to show up were a few select members of their inner circle.

Yancey ignored everyone else, his gaze fixed directly on Ethan.

Ethan lifted his gaze slightly, though it was unclear if he actually acknowledged him.

The anger surged through Yancey instantly, and he stormed forward.

"Uncle Ethan, I have something to ask you," he said.

Ethan raised an eyebrow, his expression still as impassive as ever.

Yancey turned to Julian and Damien. "Would you mind stepping out for a moment?"

Julian and Damien exchanged a glance. Just as Julian was about to fire off a sarcastic remark, he met Ethan's gaze.

Without a word, Julian grabbed Damien's arm. "Let's go."

Damien didn't say anything either since he'd also been in a foul mood lately.

Once they left, the lighting in the room remained as dim as before.

Yancey had grown up in the shadow of Ethan's influence. Now, with just the two of them, he felt his confidence crumble as if half of his power had evaporated.

No one in the entire Henderson family dared to challenge Ethan.

Sometimes, Yancey even wondered if he was some kind of monster. How else could he be so perfect in every way?

His fingers curled into a fist at his side. The sharp pain brought him back to reality, offering him just a flicker of courage.

"Don't you have anything to say to me, Uncle Ethan?"

Ethan's fingers still held the stem of his wine glass, and he glanced into the deep crimson liquid. "Like what?"

match his

before or after she lost her memory? If it was after, then you're just taking advantage of

for now. You must have known about her memory

his wine, his demeanor still as casual as ever. "Oh? She lost her

expression darkened even

sitting across from him

seemed utterly unbothered, almost invincible

was so enraged that his scalp tingled, and his words became even more

lips were swollen tonight. Did you do that to her,

of it sent a chill down

right do you have to question me? Weren't you just posting a few hours ago about how men and women get married and go their separate ways? Does she really need to report to you

pupils constricted, and for a moment, he couldn't find a way

did he have

last bit of color drained from his

that you kissed her, Uncle

said I'm admitting to

defeated in this back-and-forth and was being

slammed a bottle of

private room, mingling with

got involved. She hated you back then, and you knew that. She was madly in love with

me that was all an act. She wasn't pretending to love me and secretly sleeping with you behind my back. Back then, she was my fiancée, and we

with her back then, then

to be

voice cracked on the last

spilled alcohol spreading across

that his words had left Ethan stunned, that perhaps he would

it comes to love, the person who isn't loved is always the third party, Yancey. You're still too young to get

struck him, his entire body swaying. "What

one who wasn't loved was

this was the perspective of the Henderson