Regret Came Too Late

Yancey stumbled home in a daze, and even before entering the house, he could already hear Lily's crying.

"What does she want from me? How long does she plan to torment me? I've had enough! I'm going to fight her to the end!"

Lily had been mentally stretched to her limit these days. Every time she closed her eyes, all she saw was people laughing at her.

Her husband, Andrew, had gotten involved with her own sister, and now, everyone was treating her like a joke. Andrew couldn't stand her constant meltdowns at home and simply stopped coming back. Lily tried to complain to Jordan, but after going too many times, the Hendersons stopped letting her in.

Lily was left to argue daily with Yelena, shouting and screaming like a madwoman.

As Yancey stepped into the living room, completely drenched, he was struck by an ashtray thrown by Lily. He didn't even feel the pain. He merely stumbled back a few steps and stared blankly at the blood dripping onto the floor.

Lily was startled and rushed over in a panic. "Yancey, are you alright?"

Yancey raised a hand to cover the wound in a daze.

He suddenly remembered the day Yelena and Andrew got together. He suspected Grace was behind it but later convinced himself she truly loved him and couldn't have done such a thing. So, he let it go. But looking at the chaos around him now, he suddenly started laughing.

Grace held some of the world's most difficult certifications. That woman was no fool. Back when she pursued him, her acting had been eerily convincing. Clearly, she was incredibly capable.

At the time, Lily had tormented Grace and tried to marry her off to her brother, Hendricks Parker. Soon after, Lily's perfect marriage fell apart, and Hendricks ended up in trouble too.

One by one, piece by piece, once it all clicked in his mind, Yancey began to laugh uncontrollably.

Lily was scared by his sudden laughter, thinking the blow to his head had made him stupid. "Yancey, don't scare me like this. I'll take you to the hospital right now."

she tried to pull him toward the door. But Yancey

fault. Sheesh, Yelena is coming over again

both hands gently on her

out of character for him. He had always been lazy, used to a pampered life where everything was done for him.

she couldn't quite

and walked

worried, tugged on his arm. "Yancey, are you

again. But with blood still smeared on his face, the grin looked eerie and

several cigarettes, and sure enough, saw Yelena approaching the front

She had blackmailed millions of dollars out of Andrew but

she saw Yancey standing nearby, drenched and dripping. Startled, she almost cursed out loud but managed to hold it in. "Yancey, what are

stomped it out."Aunt Yelena, I need to talk to you

had a decent relationship with Yancey. Even with all the chaos she had stirred up lately, he had never made things difficult for

just want a better life, that's all. Don't worry, once your mom is out of the picture, I'll treat you like

have money now, but people still see me as a homewrecker. I want a

her speech would move Yancey, and they walked all the way to a secluded corner of the

stopped, turned around, and looked at

However, Yancey suddenly grabbed her hair and shoved

The shock left her gasping, but when she opened her mouth, water rushed into her nose and throat. She couldn't