Too Late to Regret: The Dead Wife Who Owns His Empire Now

Damien Hayes was a workaholic, and as an illegitimate son who had clawed his way to the top, he seemed to care about nothing but Hayes Realty.

For three years of marriage, Lydia Carter had always been waiting for him.

She waited during dates, waited on anniversaries, waited for prenatal checkups, and even waited for the surgical abortion.

What she finally received was a livestream of Damien throwing an extravagant birthday celebration for another woman.

Devastated, she was caught in a chain car accident, convincing Damien that she had died with the wreck.

Yet Lydia survived against all odds and unexpectedly became the sole heir of the world's richest man.

The moment she set foot back on her homeland, she swore she would make Damien taste a pain sharp enough to pierce the heart.

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After the surgical abortion, Lydia insisted on being discharged despite repeated objections from the medical staff.

Suppressing the chills brought on by the fading anesthesia, she started the car and dialed Damien's number again and again.

"The number you have dialed is currently unavailable."

The mechanical female voice echoed from noon until dusk, and each time it played, Lydia's heart sank further.

She couldn't stop worrying that something had happened to Damien.

Three years into the marriage, she had finally become pregnant. She made it through the early stage without incident, only to be struck by the devastating news of fetal demise at the very moment she was filled with joy.

Damien appeared even more shattered than she was, yet he forced himself to hold it together and turned to comfort her.

"Lydia, let's have the abortion first. I don't want your body to suffer any more damage," he said.

Knowing she was terrified of sharp objects, he spoke gently, coaxing her with patience.

"I'll stay with you through the entire procedure. Don't worry. This time, I won't let you down."

Lydia stared at the hands tightly clasped by her husband, and her turbulent emotions finally settled, just a little.

But Damien broke his promise.

He had said that once he finished handling a difficult business negotiation that morning, he would rush straight to the private hospital.

Even when she had no choice but to lie on the operating table, Lydia was still anxiously asking the nurse, "Has my husband arrived? Did he call? Did he say where he is now?"

The nurse tried to soothe her emotions while making the final preparations before surgery.

"Mr. Hayes called. He said he'll be a bit late and asked that you proceed with the abortion first."

Lydia bit down on her lower lip, wanting to delay it just a little longer, but the solemn expressions on the doctors' faces left her unable to say another word.

Curled up as the anesthesia was administered, Lydia clenched her teeth, one hand wrapped tightly around the wedding ring on her ring finger.

Tears slid down uncontrollably, and under the effect of the drugs, her body soon began to tremble beyond