Delayed Regrets: He Regretted Only After Her Death-Chapter 159: It’s Actually Him!

Aiden always feels something big is going to happen.

He looks at James Linden, who hasn’t reacted yet, and asks:

"Uncle Linden, let me ask you, thirty years ago, did you really hit and kill a little boy and dump his body in the wilderness? Was that little boy Sharon Sullivan’s son?"

This, this... how could James Linden admit it?

If this is Vivian Linden deliberately trying to trap him, preparing to record him, and get evidence of him killing someone, wouldn’t he have to go to jail?

Seeing James Linden being so cautious, Aiden determines that what Daniel Linden told him before, that James Linden hit and killed a little boy, who was Sharon Sullivan’s son, is true.

"Uncle Linden, you’re all in danger."

Tiana Linden is also in danger.

Sharon Sullivan and her husband want to ruin The Linden Family.

They’ve been lurking in The Linden Family for so many years; Sharon Sullivan first approached James Linden, then tricked him into believing she was pregnant with his child, letting Vivian Linden impersonate his daughter.

Then they alienate the father-daughter relationship between James Linden and Tiana Linden, allowing Vivian Linden to completely replace the position of The Linden Family’s young lady.

In order to seek revenge, they made The Linden Family a complete mess.

Every person in The Linden Family is in danger.

Realizing the situation is dire, Aiden leaves swiftly.

Although Sharon Sullivan is exposed, she and James Linden have gotten a marriage certificate; they are legally married.

James Linden is still Sharon Sullivan’s husband.

After Daniel Linden finishes his call, there’s another call from the prison.

"Mr. Linden, your wife committed suicide in prison, you should come over."

At this moment, James Linden has no idea that a great disaster is about to descend.

He hangs up the phone, packs up, and prepares to go to prison.

Vivian Linden holds him back, "Dad, Sharon Sullivan is not dead, she really isn’t dead, I really saw her in Shantytown, don’t go to prison, I’m afraid it’s their conspiracy."

Vivian Linden is also a pitiful person.

When she was still in swaddling clothes, her parents had a car accident and both died.

She stayed with her grandmother; before she could even walk, she was taken away by Sharon Sullivan.

In her childhood memory, Sharon Sullivan was her biological mother.

She lets her please James Linden, please Daniel Linden, and she can only comply.

But she never wanted to do bad things.

When Daisy almost went into shock and died from peanut allergies, her heart was incredibly struggling and immensely guilty.

She doesn’t want to follow Sharon Sullivan to do bad things time and again, but she got on Sharon Sullivan’s pirate ship and there’s no way to get off.

Until a few days ago, after Sharon Sullivan stabbed James Linden and was handcuffed, she found out her real identity.

Sharon Sullivan deceived her, used her.

But James Linden did not.

All the kindness James Linden and Daniel Linden showed her is remembered in her heart.

"Dad, I’m afraid you’ll get into trouble, please trust me once."

Vivian Linden genuinely wants to make amends.

But James Linden does not believe her.

How could the prison lie?

He coldly shrugs off Vivian Linden.

"I won’t believe a single word or punctuation mark you say anymore."

"Dad, are you still blaming me?" Vivian Linden cries, "I also had no choice, absolutely helpless, and that’s why I deceived you and hurt Sister. I’ve been used as a pawn by Sharon Sullivan since I was little, placed beside you and Brother. I had no choice. My life was planned by Sharon Sullivan; I’m actually not a bad person."

These words make James Linden’s steps pause.

He knows that when Daisy was thrown into the river, it was indeed Vivian Linden who saved her.

But that doesn’t mean he would forgive Vivian Linden.

In the past, he truly treated Vivian Linden as his own daughter, pampered and cared for her, to an extent not less than the love he showed Tiana Linden back then.

Between them, there was a father-daughter sentiment.

When he was sick, Vivian Linden also cared for him by his bedside for days and nights.

But all these were false affection.

"Vivian Linden, our father-daughter relationship is over, you should leave. Whether you live or die in the future, it has nothing to do with The Linden Family."

...

Eastmere Kindergarten.

After Tiana Linden finishes her work with Elder Sterling, she takes a taxi directly to the school gate.

It’s time again for Daisy to be released from school.

Laura was sick today and did not come to school.

Tiana Linden picks up Daisy and prepares to take a taxi home.

At this time, she receives a call from Hector Chaucer.

"Tiana Linden, I’ve asked Gordon Lowell to pick you and Daisy up, I can’t leave right now, he should be there soon."

"No problem, you’re busy with important things."

"Do you miss me?"

"..." This man, haven’t they confirmed a real romantic relationship yet? How suddenly does he become so charming?

Daisy hears Mr. Chaucer’s voice on the phone and shouts with laughter, "Dad, Mom and I miss you! Are you coming home for dinner tonight?"

On the phone, Hector Chaucer’s voice is extremely gentle, "Once I’m done, I’ll go back and have dinner with you and Mom."

Daisy happily says, "Okay, be careful when you come home, Dad."

Tiana Linden hangs up the phone.

At this moment, she sees Uncle Cameron walking towards her. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Tiana Linden is a bit surprised, "Uncle Cameron, why are you here?"

Seeing Uncle Cameron’s heavy expression, Tiana Linden became even more puzzled, "Uncle Cameron, what’s happened?"

Uncle Cameron tightly knitted his brows, tears in his eyes, and even his voice was choked, "Tiana, something, something big has happened. Your dad..."

What’s going on?

She had clearly severed her father-daughter relationship with James Linden.

What’s happened to him has nothing to do with her.

But why did her heart suddenly skip a beat, "What big thing has happened?"

"..."

"Uncle Cameron, speak?"

Uncle Cameron lifted his lips, which were trembling, tears uncontrollably streaming down, "Sharon Sullivan committed suicide in prison, your dad went to handle the aftermath, and on his way to the prison, he was involved in a car accident. The car was smashed into bits, and your dad was on the verge of dying, he might not make it. Tiana, you should go to the hospital and see him."

Tiana didn’t speak.

Her face showed no expression.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment, "...Is he dead?"

She didn’t know if she felt calm or sad.

In any case, at this moment, her mind was in chaos.

She never wanted to acknowledge James Linden as her father, but she forever carried James Linden’s blood.

She remembered those two years when her grandparents disliked her because she was a girl and angrily fought with James Linden because he wouldn’t remarry to take care of her.

James Linden said his daughter wasn’t just some dead girl, she was the most adorable, precious little cotton jacket in the world, his darling.

No one could bully his daughter.

James Linden even cut ties with his grandparents for her sake.

But then, many things happened afterward.

She was no longer James Linden’s apple of the eye; everyone could bully her.

She would never forgive James Linden for the things that happened later.

But that doesn’t mean she wished for James Linden to die.

Upon hearing the news of James Linden’s accident, she wouldn’t gloat over it.

"Tiana, you should hurry to the hospital to see your dad, perhaps you can still see him one last time, or maybe not even that."

As he spoke, Uncle Cameron couldn’t stop wiping his tears.

Tiana didn’t answer.

Her mind was blank.

Uncle Cameron was afraid she wouldn’t go to the hospital, so he quickly urged:

"Tiana, no matter how much your dad wronged you later, he’s still your biological father, he truly loved you deeply before."

"Have you forgotten that your dad cut ties with your grandparents for your sake?"

"You bear his blood no matter what."

Hearing these words, Tiana then took Daisy’s hand and stepped forward as if driven by an unknown force, "Let’s go."

Uncle Cameron quickly opened the car door and then followed Tiana and Daisy into the car.

Tiana is someone who is quite cautious.

After getting in the car, she noticed the driver was someone she had never seen before.

She asked, "Uncle Cameron, is he the new driver for The Linden Family?"

Previously, although Tiana wasn’t familiar with The Linden Family’s drivers, none were strangers like now.

Uncle Cameron nodded, "Yes, a new driver."

For some reason, Tiana felt something was off.

Uncle Cameron also seemed off today.

She said Hector Chaucer mentioned Gordon Lowell would pick her and Daisy up at the kindergarten and then pulled out her phone to call Gordon Lowell.

But the call wouldn’t go through.

Upon checking, her phone signal was only half a bar.

No signal?

She hadn’t realized the danger lurking.

Nor could she have known that this business car had many signal blockers installed.

She couldn’t dial any phone calls on her phone.

"Uncle Cameron, my phone has no signal, could you lend me your phone to make a call?"

Uncle Cameron agreed.

But as he pulled out his phone, he suddenly took a cloth and covered Tiana’s mouth.

Tiana hadn’t guarded against Uncle Cameron at all.

All these years, Uncle Cameron had been the kindest to her in The Linden Family.

Even later, when everyone in The Linden Family said she wasn’t James Linden’s biological daughter, Uncle Cameron still didn’t change his attitude, he continued to care for her, comfort her, and provide her various supports.

There’s a long scar on Uncle Cameron’s face, which might appear fierce.

Yet actually, he had always been gentle and kind to everyone.

But at this moment, while being muffled, with a pungent smell in her nose making her head dizzy, Uncle Cameron’s scarred face suddenly became unfamiliar and terrifying.

He seemed to hail from hell, with a determination and viciousness in his eyes to finish her off.

Gritting his teeth, it was as if he would open his bloody jaws.

"Tiana, blame it on your hypocritical father."

"Let go of my mom!" Next to her, Daisy punched Uncle Cameron’s arm.

In the next moment, Daisy was pushed away.

Her little head directly banged against the car window.

The small body quickly passed out.

Before fainting, Daisy looked at Tiana once, frightened and tense, "Mom..."