Forever in Regret

On the eve of the wedding, my younger sister Ellie ended up in my fiancé's bed because she was drunk. Afterward, she ran up to the rooftop, crying and shouting at me. "Amy, I drank too much. I have no idea why I woke up next to Brad... I swear it wasn't on purpose!" In my previous life, Brad firmly took my hand, completely disregarded Ellie, and completed our wedding together. However, I found out after the wedding that Ellie had passed away. She had leaped from the rooftop, dying during the time we were holding our wedding ceremony. Her fiancé rushed into our villa with a gun, wanting to take revenge for Ellie. To protect me, Brad was shot in his shoulder. As the don of the largest mafia family in Napoles, Brad used thunderous methods to settle this matter. He showered me with love and affection for the remainder of our days, while Ellie’s passing seemed to fade away without a trace. When I opened my eyes again, my younger sister Ellie was standing on the balcony, crying and shouting that she would jump down to prove her innocence. Before I could recover my senses, Brad took a large stride forward, holding Ellie tightly in his embrace. "Don't jump, I'll marry you!" His face was full of devotion, as if holding a treasure lost and found again. His different choice let me know that Brad had also returned, and this time he chose Ellie. Chapter 1 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. Chapter 2 Henry gazed at Ellie, promising with deep affection, "Ellie, no matter what happens, our engagement still stands." Brad also looked at her, his tone equally firm, "Ellie, I will marry you. I am a man of my word!" Ellie hesitated for a long time. Brad and Henry were both famous mafia dons in Iacon, capable of making all the girls go crazy. She quickly weighed it in her mind and soon made a decision. Her voice trembled as she said to Henry, "I'm sorry, Henry. Brad and I... have already crossed the line. I can only choose Brad." Ellie walked toward me and placed my hand into Henry's palm. "It's all because of me that things turned out like this. Henry, my sister is very good. Marry her. Consider it as making up for my mistake." "Nonsense!" Brad was the first to pull a long face, his voice as cold as ice. "Ellie, you don't need to make it up to anyone. This matter is my responsibility..." He looked straight at Henry, his gaze sharp. "Three shipping lines in the South Port, plus two weapons depots, are all yours. Consider it compensation." Everyone gasped. Such compensation was truly shocking. However, Henry only sneered. "Do you think I lack these?" The two men's gazes met once again, sparks flying. I suddenly spoke up, "If Henry is willing, I'll marry him." Everyone froze. Brad snapped his head around to look at me. "Amy, do you know what you are saying? The person Henry likes is Ellie. Knowing that, you still want to marry him?" I lowered my eyes, unconsciously thinking of Henry's ending in my previous life. To avenge Ellie, he did not hesitate to break into the Henderson family manor with a gun, but in the end, he lost. The Casio family empire was swallowed. His trusted men either died or scattered, and Henry, once a high and mighty mafia don, was cast out. In this life, I would just consider it as paying back a debt. Henry suddenly laughed. He held my hand, his eyes filled with interest. "Failing to marry Ellie is indeed a pity, but marrying Brad's ex-fiancée seems quite good too." Brad's face instantly darkened. "Henry, she is not a tool for you to take revenge on me." Henry scoffed, "Brad, weren't you quick to snatch my fiancée? What are you pretending to be now?" He stopped looking at Brad, whose face had turned suddenly pale, and turned around to say to me gently. "Since you are willing to marry, starting from today, you are my donna, the future matriarch of the Casio family." Brad stared fixedly at me, gritting his teeth as he said, "Amy, you'd better think it through carefully. You will definitely regret this." "I won't regret it." I did not even give Brad a single glance. Instead, I looked at Henry, saying seriously, "Henry, I'm not doing this out of spite, nor am I trying to take revenge on anyone. Marrying you is a decision I made after serious consideration." Henry stared at me for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed. "Interesting. It seems the most sober person today is you." Brad's face completely cooled down, and he let out a cold laugh. "Amy, since this is your choice, no matter what happens in the future, don't come looking for me. Let's see how long you can last." He pulled Ellie and walked straight out. For some reason, Brad's reaction made Ellie feel a faint unease in her heart. "Brad, if you can't let go of my sister, it's still not too late to go back now." She looked up at Brad, her eyes full of tears. "I don't want to make you make a decision you'll regret because of me. If the person you truly like is still my sister, I'm willing to step back." The hesitation in Brad's eyes quickly disappeared. He held Ellie's hand, his voice incomparably firm. "In this life, I will not let anything happen to you again. I chose you, and I won't ever regret it. As for Amy..." He paused for a moment, his tone full of certainty, "She's just acting out of spite. Once she calms down, she will come back to find me." In his heart, I was still the Amy from the previous life, who only had eyes for him. "It's impossible for Amy to marry anyone else. She will soon regret today's decision. When that time comes, I will give her a sum of money, enough for her to be free from worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life." "But what if..." "There is no what-if. She won't marry Henry. Absolutely not." Chapter 3 Brad took Ellie straight to the wedding venue, where the dons of all the major families in Iacon had already gathered in the banquet hall. Brad's last-minute change of bride did not cause too much of a stir. On the contrary, everyone envied the girl who had suddenly taken my place. "Don Henderson would rather give up the fiancée he spent so many years with just to marry her. This must be true love." "Who is she? God has smiled upon her!" Ellie raised her head proudly. At this moment, her heart finally settled, and she rejoiced that she had made the best choice. Throughout the entire ceremony, Brad held Ellie's hand. It was as if by doing this, the tragedy of the previous life would not repeat itself. When exchanging rings, Brad subconsciously paused for a moment. His gaze swept across the banquet hall, but he did not find any sign of me. His heart felt inexplicably tight, but he quickly comforted himself, "It's fine. Once the wedding is over, I will make it up to Amy. She will forgive me." Meanwhile, I was sitting in the living room of the Casio family manor, with wedding proposals covering the space in front of me and dozens of designers standing in a row. Henry sat opposite me, flipping through the design sketches. "Not this set, it's too simple. Redesign it." He had a face full of nitpicking, while I said cautiously, "Actually, there's no need to go to so much trouble. It's just a wedding..." Henry suddenly snapped his head up, looking at me with dissatisfaction. "Of course, a wedding is important. Every girl deserves to have the wedding of her dreams." He stared at me and suddenly said, "Ellie said one thing right. You are a good girl. No matter what happens, you shouldn't be mistreated." He pushed a file in front of me. "This is the wedding invitation list and the arrangement checklist. Take a look and see if anything was missed." I lowered my head and opened it, only to find that it not only included the Casio family's people, but also many of my close friends. And in the arrangement checklist, even the flowers I liked, the bands I liked, and the pastry chefs I liked were recorded clearly. My eyes suddenly welled up with tears. Henry was a very good husband. It was a pity that because of Ellie, he had a tragic ending in my previous life. In this life, I'd make it up to him. As for Brad, since he chose Ellie, I would have absolutely nothing to do with him. After the wedding ended, Brad finally breathed a sigh of relief. The regret that had weighed on his heart for so many years in the previous life was finally made up for. Now that Ellie was his wife, she would not leap from the rooftop like in the previous life. As long as Ellie lived safely, everything in this life was worth it. My pale face suddenly flashed through Brad's mind, making his heart feel somewhat irritable. "Someone, prepare one hundred million euros for me... plus that manor in the South District. Put them under Amy's name." Just as his assistant, Peter, nodded to note it down, Brad changed his mind again. "Add two more hotels and a commercial street." "Don, this has already exceeded the normal range of compensation." Brad fell silent for a moment, letting out a long sigh. "She was with me for so many years. This is what she deserves." However, the next day, when Brad saw a photo of me coming out of a jewelry store, he changed his mind yet again. I was walking out of the jewelry store empty-handed, and his heart suddenly felt uneasy. Many years ago, the Henderson family was in the midst of internal strife. To stand by him as he made his comeback, I sold the jewelry my mother left me, stayed with him in the shabbiest apartment, and ate the cheapest bread. Brad recalled his promises to me. That in the future, he would give me the best ring, the best wedding, and the best life... Deep regret rose in his heart, so he loudly called over Peter. "Prepare another, more luxurious wedding. Change the venue to the San Vito Estate. Invite the leaders of all the families in the entire Iacon. Use the highest specifications for the wedding dress, jewelry, and flowers." Peter advised hesitantly. "Don, yesterday's wedding already let the entire Iacon know Ms. Ellie's identity and see your regard for her. There is no need to hold another wedding." Without even thinking, Brad denied it. "Yesterday's wedding was just to soothe Ellie's emotions. We didn't even register the marriage. "Anyway, Amy is my true donna. I want to give her an even grander wedding!" Peter looked completely at a loss, stammering as he replied, "Don, you want to hold a wedding ceremony with Miss Amy?" "Exactly!" "But... she's already getting married! The Casio family just bought the live broadcast rights for the whole of continent. A formation of helicopters, yachts, and satellite signals will simultaneously broadcast Don Casio and Miss Amy's wedding of the century live."