His Bitter Regret

Valery’s world shattered the moment Bryce, the man she loved and her adoptive brother, announced his engagement to another. Two years after his cruel rejection, she finally decided to walk away, her heart a fragile mess. But on the night of his celebration, a sudden, debilitating fever struck her down, leaving her weak and vulnerable. Rushed to the hospital by Bryce and his manipulative fiancée, Valery hoped for a moment of understanding, a flicker of concern from the man who once meant everything. Instead, Bryce, swayed by Hanna's insidious whispers, accused her of faking illness to ruin his happiness. His icy words, his dismissive gaze, were the final nails in her coffin of hope, confirming she was nothing more than a burden, a manipulative shadow in his perfect life. As Valery prepares to disappear forever, severing ties with the only family she's ever known, Bryce remains oblivious to the depth of her pain and the truth of her departure. He believes he's rid himself of a problem, but he's about to lose the one person who ever truly loved him unconditionally. Will his realization come too late, or will the echoes of his bitter regret haunt him long after she's vanished from his life?