Regret Came Too Late

Julian gazed at the broken wine bottle on the floor in Velvet Eclipse's private room, shaking his head. "What a waste. This was good wine."

Ethan leaned back in his chair with his eyes half-closed. No one knew what he was thinking.

Julian poured himself another drink and then filled Damien's glass. Damien had remained silent the entire time.

He couldn't help but clink his glass against his.

"Damien, what's with the long face? You're out for dinner, not a funeral."

Damien gripped his glass tightly, his expression darkening with anger.

He was the youngest among them, and although he was ruthless, he hadn't yet honed his skills enough to face off against these guys.

Julian let out a soft sneer and leaned back in a carefree posture. His shirt was casually opened to reveal a broad chest with firm muscle.

Damien finished his drink, then replied, "My sister's been too quiet lately."

Julian suddenly laughed. "What, you're worried she's plotting something big? Isn't that a little paranoid? She's already left the Jensen family business. What more do you want?

"If you really don't want her to get a share of the inheritance, just send her abroad or make her disappear quietly. Your parents only adopted her back then because they thought they wouldn't have kids of their own."

Damien lowered his head, his fingers tightening around his glass. "I never wanted to force her out of the Jensen family business. She left on her own."

Julian leaned a bit closer, waving his hand in front of him.

"Are you okay? You made a huge scene back then, and everyone knew you hated her. Selene's always been someone who knows when to step back. She knew you couldn't stand her, so she left on her own. Honestly, she's got some guts."

As soon as Julian finished speaking, he felt the intensity of Damien's gaze. "What do you mean by that, Julian?"

Julian casually raised a hand, a playful smile curling at the corners of his lips. "What do I mean? Well, my family's been pushing me to settle down, so what do you think about me being your brother-in-law?"

Before he could finish, Damien slammed his glass onto the coffee table, shattering it into several pieces.

"No way!"

his expression dead serious as he repeated, "No

his lips, ready to say something more, but Ethan

him,

the youngest among the four of

Damien was ruthless in

often emphasize something so seriously with

truly didn't understand what

fingers lightly tracing the rim of his

really want to hide something, you've got to bury it so

gone. That's how no one ever catches

lip and retorted, "I'm

Ethan, then at Damien. "I see. So, does our youngest brother have a crush on

is it? It wouldn't be Selene, would it? Aren't you two sworn

of his movement scraping the chair against the floor. He'd been managing the Jensen family business since he was 17, and

"It's not her."

his chair and narrowed his eyes. "Good thing it's not her. Otherwise, the Jensen family would never

man lately? She's even a year older than Ethan.

"It's great, really. Someone like me would never bother with a woman.

that when an unmoved heart finally met its match, that was when

...

but forced herself to

her mind

but overthink. Could a mosquito really have bitten her there? If so, how intense must that mosquito's bite have

yawn when someone placed

with the government. Could you organize

then quickly sipped the coffee beside

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