Forever in Regret

Brad Henderson's voice was like a thunderclap, striking right by my ear. I stood frozen on the spot, even doubting whether I had misheard him.

Everything happening before my eyes was completely different.

It was the eve of the wedding, and once again, Ellie Wagner was crying as she stood at the edge of the rooftop.

However, in my previous life, Brad had only swept a cold glance over her before firmly taking my hand.

"Amy didn't do anything wrong. She doesn't need to make way for anyone."

His tone was incredibly firm.

"My bride will only ever be Amy."

Yet the man who once held me in the palm of his hand was now rushing toward Ellie without hesitation, afraid that if he were a step late, she would disappear before his eyes.

He held Ellie tightly, his arms shaking slightly from the force.

"Don't do anything stupid! Ellie, as long as you come down, I will agree to anything."

Ellie, with red eyes, shrank into his embrace as tears kept rolling down.

"But... but I no longer have the face to see anyone... I've wronged my sister, and I've also wronged Henry."

Henry Casio was Ellie's fiancé, the current don of the Casio family in Sicilana.

If Brad controlled the entire Napoles underworld and was acknowledged by all families as the undisputed king, Henry was one of the few people qualified to sit on equal terms with him.

Of course, no matter how strong the Casio family was, they could not compare to the family behind Brad. In my previous life, Brad used thunderous methods to leave the Casio family severely wounded.

"Let go of her! What do you want with my fiancée?"

At the entrance of the stairs, a tall man walked over slowly, followed by over a dozen fully armed bodyguards.

The air froze instantly.

Brad did not even lift his head, his hands tightly holding Ellie.

"She's unstable right now."

"Brad, she is my fiancée."

Henry sneered, his eyes staring fixedly at Brad.

The gazes of the two men collided in mid-air, as if invisible sparks were exploding.

Inside Brad's usually cold blue eyes, an undisguised possessiveness appeared for the first time.

"From today onwards, she isn't... I'm going to marry her!"

I stood at the very back of the crowd, watching the man who was about to hold a wedding with me publicly announce that he was stealing someone else's fiancée.

My heart felt as if a gash had been torn open.

However, nobody cared about me. Everyone's gaze was concentrated on Brad and Henry, as if I, the actual bride, were just an ornament forgotten in a corner.

Henry roared in a low voice, "Brad, are you crazy? She is your fiancée's younger sister! Everyone in Napoles knows that today is your and Amy's wedding!"

Brad looked at him and said word by word, "No matter what, I will not let Ellie die because she lost me."

Everyone froze.

Only I, who returned through rebirth, understood what his words meant.

Brad regretted not choosing Ellie in the previous life, causing her to jump from the building on our wedding day.

So in this life, even if it meant breaking ‌this engagement, he was going to keep her by his side.

Henry narrowed his eyes, his tone full of danger as he said, "A woman of Sicilana's Casio family isn't someone anyone can just snatch whenever they want."

The bodyguards behind him took a uniform step forward.

The gun holsters made a neat friction sound, and the personal guards behind Brad also raised their weapons.

Both sides were locked in a tense standoff, as if a war was on the verge of breaking out.

Ellie cried as she broke free from Brad.

"No! Don't fight because of me!

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't gotten drunk, this wouldn't have happened. Don Henderson, you don't need to be responsible. Henry, I know I am no longer worthy of you."

She cried until her shoulders shook, looking weak like a fragile flower caught in a storm, a sight that would make any man feel heartache.

"My sister has already been hurt because of me. I don't want to drag anyone else down anymore."

She finally seemed to remember my existence and turned her head to look at me.

I was wearing a white wedding gown, standing alone at the edge of the crowd like an absolute joke.

Brad's gaze fell on me, a trace of complexity and guilt flashing through his eyes.

"Amy, the wedding is canceled. I will give you sufficient compensation."

Pausing for a moment, he said a sentence that only I could understand.

"I have already given you a lifetime of glory and wealth. In this life, I don't want to live with regrets."

It turned out that the deep affection and happiness I believed in were all an illusion. The regret Brad had hidden for a lifetime was not being with Ellie.

So, now given a second chance at life, he abandoned me without hesitation and chose my younger sister.