Husband plans to kill me Chapter 364

I couldn't help but bring up the matter to Royce at the breakfast diner.

"Looks like you've already won over my family. I won't be able to shake you off even if I wanted to."

Royce smirked. "What do you think? Everything's going according to plan. You can't escape."

I pouted. "You say that now, but what if you change your mind and don't want me anymore?"

Brett, who had been quietly munching on his sandwich, immediately looked up. "Mommy, Mr. Castillo would never leave you! He told me he's liked you for years."

Listening to Brett's innocent words, I quickly said, "Finish your breakfast and stop eavesdropping on adult conversations."

"But Mommy, I can't help it when you talk about this..." Brett pouted back at me, making a funny face.

I sighed. "Look at what you've done to Brett! He's becoming as smooth-talking as you!"

Royce chuckled, shaking his head. "I haven't spoiled him. I just want him to grow up to be a little gentleman who can help you out."

"In my eyes, Brett is already doing great. No need for extra words." Brett's increasing compliments made me feel like he was growing up so fast. Sometimes, it made me nostalgic about how quickly time flied.

After dropping Brett off at school, Royce drove me and asked where I wanted to go.

I shook my head. "I need to go to the office today. I still have some things to handle."

"Today is our first official day together, and you want to spend it working?"

I widened my eyes in surprise. "What else? Do we have time to play around now? Is your work all done?"

Royce shook his head. "No, I have a lot to do today, and there's a meeting in the afternoon..."

He pulled over to the side of the road. "But for some reason, when I woke up this morning and thought about us being a couple, I just really wanted to see you."

Royce was even more charming when he was serious. His words were more touching than any love confession I'd ever heard.

My cheeks heated up, and I felt my ears burning. "We have been together all these days. Why say things like that?"

"But I feel like we're just getting started." Royce leaned in and kissed the corner of my lips.

We rarely had such intimate moments. Usually, after we talked things out, Royce would kiss my hand or forehead. This was the first time he was so forward and affectionate.

The atmosphere in the car quickly became charged. I wanted to push him away because we were still on the side of the road, and someone might see us...

But when I reached out, Royce grabbed my hand, and I lost the strength to resist.

He pressed my hand against his chest, and I could feel his rapid heartbeat.

"Royce..."

Royce kissed my lips slowly, making me even more embarrassed. "We're still on the side of the road. Don't do this..."

"I'm just so happy we made it official." Royce didn't stop, though his actions weren't too much. Still, it felt so embarrassing to be doing this on the side of the road!

I gently pushed him away. "Let's not do this."

Royce respected my wishes and let go of me, but he still held my hand.

I noticed that we were parked near the river, with a park nearby. Even though it was early autumn and the leaves were starting to fall, the weather was still warm.

It was a rare beautiful day, and here we were, talking on the side of the road.

Neither of us cared about work at that moment. We just sat there quietly together.

The atmosphere was peaceful, and I closed my eyes before suddenly speaking. "Do you regret being with me?"

"We've only been together for a day. Why would I regret it?" Royce's response was natural.

I shook my head, keeping my eyes closed. "I mean, after we reconnected, you've helped me so many times... always been by my side."

Royce thought for a moment before answering. "Honestly, I've never regretted it."

"Not even a little?"

After asking, I felt Royce fall silent.

I already had my answer, but when I opened my eyes, he held my hand.

"I have regretted it, but not in the way you think."

Hearing that, I looked up at him. "What kind of regret?"

When Royce fell silent earlier, I had a feeling something was up. My heart couldn't help but feel sad.

I didn't want him to think being with me was exhausting or difficult, but everything we'd been through made me think that way.

He could have found someone better than me, someone who hadn't been married before, and had a simple relationship, eventually getting married and having kids.

Everything would have gone smoothly.

But fate brought us back together, and I found out he'd been helping my family all these years...

Thinking about it made my eyes well up. "What kind of regret?"

Royce sighed deeply, gently wiping my tears with a tissue, treating me like the most precious thing in the world.

Feeling his care made me want to run away even more. "Tell me, what kind of regret?"

"Do you really want to know?" Royce asked.

I didn't understand why answering this question was so hard for him, but I still wanted to know what he had to say. "Go ahead. I can handle it."

Royce sighed again. He held my hand on his lap, playing with it carefully.

After a while, he looked at me seriously. "I regret not staying when I visited your mom a few years ago. She told me she knew you weren't happy because you never called home, and she was worried... I thought if I hadn't left you back then, maybe we would still be together. It wouldn't have been Brandon who started a family with you, but me."

"I regret leaving, regret disappearing without a word, regret not being brave enough to reach out when I found out you weren't doing well." Royce told me about visiting Kelly a few years ago and their conversation.