Her Revenge Was His Regret (Shirley and Gilbert) novel Chapter 286

"I kept hearing that line in my head—she'll make me lose everyone around me. I couldn't stand seeing Hector anymore. In that moment, I just couldn't control myself, so I ran like hell.

"If something happens to you too, what would I do? What can I do? I've got nothing left."

Yelena broke down completely, sobbing.

Sherry never imagined they'd both been tortured by the same woman—Julia.

Sherry wasn't letting her off the hook before. Now? No chance in hell.

"Everything she did today. What she did to you. What she did to me. We're settling it all. With her."

Yelena shook her head. "It's useless. We can't. The people behind Julia? You and I can't touch them.

"If Hector weren't here, maybe. Julia alone would be manageable. But he's here."

Of course he was. He'd never let his precious Julia get hurt without coming to defend her.

But his presence here? That was terrible for them.

"Hector doesn't have a heart."

Just mentioning his name made Yelena's hands clench into fists.

You could see the love-and-hate mess inside her—love flipping into hate, the kind of complicated pain that ate her alive.

Julia understood human nature perfectly. She knew that feelings like that couldn't be cut clean, not with blood debts mixed in.

It was pure torture.

If Yelena could just kill the love, leave only hate, then revenge would be simple.

But her parents' deaths—two lives lost. Sure, she couldn't blame Hector entirely. But he bore some responsibility.

Yelena blamed herself more, though.

She blamed herself for choosing him. If she hadn't, none of this would've happened.

The worst part? She couldn't even argue.

Her parents were the ones who'd made those deals. She couldn't point at Hector and scream.

It was all her fault.

"My parents were so good to him. And all he said was, 'They got what they deserved.' You hit him? He won't let that slide.

"God, it's disgusting. All for Julia, and he drags you into his little act?"

Yelena didn't seem angry about Sherry crossing paths with Hector.

Sherry admitted, "Julia's whole goal was to drive us apart."

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