Delayed Regrets: He Regretted Only After Her Death-Chapter 70: Interrupted Intimacy

Hector Chaucer had just been released without charge the day before, how many times had he called her stupid?

Indeed, she had been blind to fall for Aiden Grant; she was truly foolish.

But you can’t always call her foolish.

Tiana Linden, puffing her cheeks in annoyance, turned her gaze to the bright city night outside the car window and said nothing.

This tit-for-tat approach of hers made Hector Chaucer laugh at himself.

He said Tiana was foolish to have been with Aiden, that scoundrel of a man.

And wasn’t he also foolish to have believed in Aiden?

The car happened to stop at a crossroads, waiting for the red light.

Hector Chaucer turned his head to look at the silently fuming Tiana.

That pouty face overlapped with the delicate face of their childhood.

The delicacy and roundness of yesteryear were no more.

Time had marked her face with many signs of weariness.

"Tiana, back then, I thought Aiden would surely bring you happiness."

Tiana, leaning against the car window, still gazed at the night scene.

She remembered this road very well.

Every time Aiden took her to meet Hector for meals or fun, they had to take this road.

Back then, Hector didn’t say much.

But he would always, amidst jokes, suddenly turn serious and say that Aiden must treat her well for a lifetime, or else he would break his legs.

Every time, Aiden would solemnly swear that he would never let her down in this lifetime.

Recalling those days, there was no warmth or sweetness left.

It was all part of her foolish past.

"Hector, you’re right, I was quite foolish."

"Let’s not talk about this foolish past anymore, okay?"

Hector Chaucer continued to sit in the driver’s seat, waiting for the red light.

He glanced at her faintly, "You still love him, that’s why you hate so much?"

Tiana turned to look at him, "Hating someone takes strength."

She didn’t have the strength to hate anyone.

She just wanted to stay far away from these people, never to see them again.

She continued, "Hector, if you still want to be brothers with Aiden, could you wait until after I’ve died to explain things to him? You know my cancer cells have spread to my brain, I don’t have much time left. I just want to cherish the final moments with my family without any disturbances."

Innocence or guilt, Hector didn’t really care; he snorted lightly, "That scoundrel Aiden doesn’t need any explanation."

He looked at Tiana and added, "It’s your family I’m afraid might misunderstand."

By her family, he meant Leo Sutton.

Tiana responded, "There’s nothing with Leo Sutton, he and I..."

In fact, she didn’t have to explain to Hector about her nominal marriage with Leo Sutton.

So she said, "Leo Sutton is a really good person."

Not only Leo Sutton but also his parents, Gabriel Chaucer and Catherine Armstrong, were wonderful people.

They treated her as family.

In the last days of her life, she felt a warmth she had never experienced before.

Hector Chaucer said nothing more.

The car became quiet.

The blinking red light at the crossroads seemed to slow down suddenly.

Hector Chaucer silently waited second after second.

It was unclear how much time had passed before the green light finally came on.

The maroon Honqi Guoya quickly crossed the intersection and headed for The Sovereign.

Only when Tiana got out of the car did Leo Sutton breathe a sigh of relief.

He strode forward, "Tiana, next time I won’t allow you to go out alone."

"I’m sorry for worrying you," Tiana said apologetically.

Leo Sutton continued, "Mom and Dad were worried sick too. Mom was so anxious she cried, but didn’t dare cry in front of the kids."

A warm feeling flowed through Tiana’s heart.

She hadn’t expected Kiera’s parents to care about her so much.

Even her own brother, Daniel Linden, and the father who raised her, James Linden, hadn’t cared for her like this.

Unfortunately, the time she had to repay Gabriel and Catherine was not long now.

Leo Sutton and Tiana chatted briefly, then he thanked Hector and led Tiana away.

Leaving Hector standing in the night breeze, watching their figures gradually disappear into the villa garden full of gardenias.

Hector remembered Tiana liked lisianthus.

Especially purple lisianthus.

Why weren’t there any planted in front of Leo Sutton’s villa?

Hector knew that Leo Sutton had always secretly loved Tiana.

Back then, because Leo Sutton had a crush on Tiana, Aiden even had a fight with Leo Sutton.

He had witnessed the fight where both young men, full of vigor, refused to back down and neither won.

The fight escalated to the police station.

If Leo Sutton still felt the same way about Tiana, the garden filled with gardenias would have been replaced with Tiana’s favorite lisianthus long ago.

In the dark, Hector looked at the now empty garden, furrowing his brow slightly.

The marriage between Leo Sutton and Tiana raised many questions.

...

Eight o’clock at night.

Hospital, rabies vaccine center.

Aiden Grant supported Vivian Linden, who had just received her second rabies vaccine shot, to a chair.

Vivian knew Aiden still had to return to the lab, so as soon as she sat down, she was eager to get up again.

"Aiden, maybe we don’t need to observe anymore. It should be fine."

Aiden helped her sit down again, "We can’t be careless, let’s observe for half an hour before leaving."

Vivian obediently sat back in the chair.

Several times she wanted to speak but swallowed her words.

Finally, she couldn’t help but ask, "Aiden, where did you rush off to when you left the lab today?"

"I’m sorry!" Aiden rubbed Vivian’s head, "I promised to have lunch with you but something came up."

Vivian feared he still had lingering thoughts about Tiana.

She feared it might have something to do with Tiana again.

But she didn’t press further.

She had barely managed to prevent Aiden from facing a disaster, getting bitten by a dog several times, which brought Aiden back to her.

Otherwise, the wedding on May 1 could very well have been canceled.

Then Aiden said, "Vivian, why don’t you move out of Tranquil Villa and into Serenity Villa? That way, it’s easier for me to take care of you."

"Really?" Vivian was instantly overwhelmed with tears of joy.

She had been with Aiden for almost six years.

Aiden had never suggested living together before.

The sudden change filled her with both delight and a sense of grievance.

Six years.

It truly hadn’t been easy.

Seeing her tears fall, Aiden reached out to wipe them away, "I’m sorry, Vivian. You’ve been wronged all these years."

Vivian had not subtly hinted once or twice at wanting to live together.

Nor was it the first or second time she wanted to take their relationship further.

Each time he politely and gentlemanly refused.

He had said that he wanted to save the wedding night for after the marriage ceremony.

But, it wasn’t really out of gentlemanly consideration.

He just hadn’t moved on from Tiana.

That place in his heart had always belonged to Tiana.

He didn’t want anyone to intrude.

Not even Vivian, who had done him a great favor.

But Tiana not only betrayed him by sleeping with Hector Chaucer, she was now married to Leo Sutton.

They had long since gone their separate ways.

The dust had already settled.

So why hold on?

He should cherish the person in front of him.

He stroked Vivian’s head, "I’ll have Uncle Carter and Mrs. Walsh help you with the luggage later."

...

Tranquil Villa.

Vivian limped back into the living room, her face brimming with happiness.

James Linden quickly went forward to support her, "Slow down, don’t let the wound open up. Didn’t Aiden take you for the vaccination? Didn’t he send you back?"

"Yes, he did," Vivian smiled, "He went back to the lab to work overtime, so he left again."

Supported by James Linden, Vivian Linden sat down with immense joy and said, "Dad, Aiden asked me to move in with him. He said it would be easier to take care of me that way."

Upon hearing this, James Linden showed a relaxed smile, "That kid has finally come to his senses."

"Vivian, those bites from that mad dog weren’t in vain," James Linden said happily. "I’ll get your mom to help pack your bags."

Vivian Linden: "Dad, should I be a bit more reserved since we’re not married yet?"

James Linden: "It’s the modern age now, living together before marriage is completely normal."

If Aiden wasn’t willing to live with Vivian Linden, that would be really unusual.

Just then, Mr. Carter and Mrs. Walsh from next door’s Serenity Villa walked in together.

"Miss Linden, Mr. Grant asked us to help you pack your luggage."

Vivian Linden moved to Serenity Villa with great anticipation.

She thought Aiden was finally going to accept her.

She believed tonight would be a wonderful and unforgettable night.

She even considered how, with her still injured leg, she could position herself to avoid reopening the wound.

However, Mrs. Walsh arranged a room for her on the first floor.

While Aiden’s room was on the second floor.

Seeing her room, Vivian Linden felt quite disappointed but dared not show it.

She awkwardly asked, "Mrs. Walsh, did Aiden say for me to stay here?"

Mrs. Walsh pulled the luggage to the closet, "Yes, Mr. Grant said since you have injured legs, staying on the first floor would be convenient for access."

Vivian probed, "Did he say he would move to the first floor too?"

Mrs. Walsh shook her head, "No."

"Oh!" The disappointment written on Vivian Linden’s face was unmistakable.

Both Mrs. Walsh and Mr. Carter had been with Aiden Grant for many years.

Back when Aiden hadn’t divided from Mr. Grant and Mrs. Grant, they both worked for The Grant Family.

Now even their son Carter works as Aiden’s driver.

Mrs. Walsh and Mr. Carter knew about Aiden’s many matters.

Vivian Linden and Aiden Grant had been dating for many years, their relationship was always clean and they never had a substantial relationship.

But on Tiana Linden’s eighteenth birthday night, behind their parents’ backs, they tasted the forbidden fruit.

Aiden Grant and Tiana Linden had too many stories during their youthful past.

Even Mrs. Walsh and Mr. Carter remembered those days.

However, a sudden change happened where Tiana was no longer the Linden Family’s grand lady or Mr. Grant’s girlfriend.

Everything happened too abruptly, so abruptly that Mrs. Walsh and Mr. Carter felt it was meticulously planned by someone.

After settling Vivian Linden in, Mr. Carter and Mrs. Walsh returned to their room.

Mrs. Walsh nudged Mr. Carter, "Mr. Carter, just now Vivian Linden seemed very disappointed to hear Aiden wasn’t sharing a room with her. She can hardly wait to become the actual Mrs. Grant."

Mr. Carter sighed, "Stop gossiping behind backs, this woman is not as easy to deal with as Tiana. She looks harmless, but who knows how much cunning is hidden behind."

Vivian Linden waited for Aiden Grant until late at night.

She thought that when Aiden returned to Serenity Villa, he would come to her room.

At the very least, he should check on her.

However, he didn’t.

Hearing a car driving into the yard, Vivian Linden kept waiting.

Until the car stopped, the headlights went out, Aiden walked through the door, and went upstairs.

Her room door remained closed.

She deliberately left it unlocked.

But Aiden did not come in.

...

The Sovereign.

In the deep night, Tiana Linden had no sleepiness.

She stayed in Daisy’s room.

Leo Sutton, Gabriel Chaucer, and Catherine Armstrong were particularly good to Daisy.

Daisy had her own princess room here, it was the pink princess room she dreamed of.

After coaxing Daisy to sleep, Tiana stayed in the pink room.

The adorable little face was never tiring to look at.

Clearly, Leo Sutton and Kiera Chaucer’s parents were already good to Daisy, Daisy also had her sister Laura and her little sister Penelope, Daisy would grow up happily in a very loving family.

But she still couldn’t bear to part with Daisy.

She didn’t want to miss any of Daisy’s growth milestones.

She wanted to see Daisy grow tall, see her fall in love for the first time, see her wear a wedding dress, see her have her own children.

That adorable little face, she kissed many times over.

The phone placed on the bedside suddenly lit up.

An unfamiliar call came in.

It was undoubtedly Aiden who changed numbers and called.

Because at such a quiet late hour, besides that dog of a man, nobody else would call her.

Picked up the phone.

Hung up.

Blocked.

A series of actions, smooth and fluid.

...

Serenity Villa.

Aiden took the phone card that the company administration gave him out of the phone and placed it back into the drawer.

There were still several unopened cards like this in the drawer.

His main phone number had long been blocked and deleted by Tiana.

Every time he needed to call her, he had to switch to a different number.

Now, does she recognize the unfamiliar number yet refuse to answer?

He closed the drawer, went downstairs, and stepped outside.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Vivian Linden in the ground floor got up, limped to the window, and saw Aiden wearing sleepwear as he walked to Harmony Villa several hundred meters away.

That was Christopher Grant and Jane Summers’ house.

Why was Aiden going there so late?

Intuition told Vivian Linden it certainly had to do with Tiana.

Harmony Villa.

At this moment in Christopher Grant and Jane Summers’ bedroom, clothes were scattered all over.

Men’s clothes and women’s clothes were layered heavily on the carpet.

On the chaise longue beside the bed, a pair of slender white jade feet pressed hard on top.

Jane Summers’ hands, freshly manicured, tightly clung to Christopher Grant’s firm muscular back.

"Christopher, stop waiting, please me."

Christopher gently kissed Jane Summers’ face, just about to start business, when the phone rang.

Jane Summers hated when someone interrupted at this moment.

The flush across her face instantly turned grim.

Immediately she forcefully pushed Christopher’s shoulder, complaning sweetly, "Didn’t I tell you to turn off the phone?"

Christopher apologized, "It might be Aiden."

Just about to pull back, Jane Summers held on tighter, "Don’t answer, ignore him."

Christopher insisted on getting up from Jane Summers, "What if Aiden has an emergency, wait for me a second."

Kissed Jane Summers, Christopher then answered the phone.

...

Two minutes later, Christopher Grant wearing sleepwear, holding the phone, went downstairs.

At the villa entrance, he saw Aiden also in sleepwear.

Moonlight spilled.

This man was about to be a groom, but Christopher saw no smile on his face.

The moonlight only illuminated his worries.

Christopher handed over the phone, "Why do you need my phone? There’s no research secret in it."

Aiden took the phone, spoke faintly, "I’ll call Tiana."

Christopher was speechless upon hearing that.

In the middle of the night, this man forcibly interrupted his and Jane Summers’ good time just to borrow his phone to call Tiana?

"Didn’t Tiana block you? Why not use another number to call?"

"You know you always disturb my good times with Jane Summers."

The phone carried Tiana’s voice, "Christopher?"

Christopher immediately went silent.

The response to Tiana was Aiden’s voice, "It’s me."

That voice, even if a thousand or ten thousand years passed, could still stir Tiana’s heart into tumultuous waves.

She hated hearing that voice.

About to hang up the call, Christopher grabbed the phone, "Tiana, let Aiden finish, or this man won’t let me sleep."

The phone got snatched back by Aiden.