Regrets Come Too Late (Sierra and Johnny) novel Chapter 385

“She is.” Sierra pushed down the questions she had down her chest. “Come with me.”

Lucas didn’t say anything else. He didn’t scold her attitude or throw a single harsh word at her. For a moment, he seemed like the gentle father he used to be, not the sharp, money–obsessed man he had turned into later.

Anna had just finished that day’s exercises at the rehabilitation center. She could walk a short distance on her own by now, but she couldn’t stay on her feet for long.

“You’re here.” Anna greeted Lucas when she saw him.

Lucas kept his emotions in check. “Yeah.”

“Let’s talk back in the ward,” Anna said.

“Alright,” Lucas replied.

Looking at how meek he was, Sierra could feel the questions she had inside of her resurfacing again. Was this really the same Lucas, who had been completely unhinged not long ago?

Back in the ward, Lucas sat properly in a chair. “You called me here to talk about the divorce, right?”

“Yes,” Anna said with a nod.

“Alright.” Lucas did not argue.

“Thank you for taking care of Sierra and keeping her company all these years. You made her childhood and her teens warm,” Anna said in a calm, matter–of–fact tone.

“That was just what I should have done.” Every trace of bitterness had drained from Lucas. “You helped me build up Bell Group and gave me a reputation and a fortune. The least I could do was give the girl some fatherly love.”

They had agreed on that before they were married. They both got what they needed, so gratitude didn’t really factor into it.

“If I had just listened to you back then and not insisted on doing things my way, Bell Group wouldn’t have ended up like that.”

Now, regret sat heavy in Lucas’s voice. He regretted his arrogance back then. He had been afraid people would say his success came from relying on a woman, so he had pushed ahead on his own, no matter what.

Anna had tried to correct him, but he had snapped at her, saying that it had nothing to do with her and told her not to interfere in his affairs again.

“Everyone has their own paths they have to take.” With most people, Anna stayed very calm. “Treat it as a lesson.”

“I guess,” Lucas said quietly.

“Are you free this afternoon?” Anna asked.

“Yeah.” Lucas nodded.

“Then let’s go get this over with this afternoon. Sierra says now you have to file an application for divorce first, and you can only really divorce after the cooling–off period is over. Is that correct?” Anna said.

“That is how it works now,” Lucas nodded.

His eyes finally shifted to Sierra, who had been standing beside Anna the whole time. He opened his mouth, and only after a long pause did he manage to say, “I’m sorry.”

Back then, he had been too desperate, so desperate his mind had broken. When backed into a corner, he had done things to her

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that crossed the line and had almost caused a disaster.

If he hadn’t answered Anna’s call and learned she had woken up, he might have stayed in that manic state for an even longer period of time.

Thinking back now, he couldn’t even understand why he had gone to such extremes.

That afternoon, Anna and Lucas went to file their divorce application.

On the drive back, only Anna and Sierra were in the car.

Thinking about how Lucas had behaved that day, Sierra couldn’t shake her confusion. “Mom.”

“Yes?” Anna replied.

“Why did you choose to marry Dad… I mean, Uncle Lucas back then?” Sierra asked.

“We both needed something from each other,” Anna said, no longer avoiding the topic. “He needed funds to build a company. I needed a marriage to shut certain people up. So, we talked it over and agreed to a contract marriage.”

“Will he refuse to divorce later?” The whole cooling–off period mess had rattled Sierra.

“No. Our interests were divided before we married from the start. Forcing me into a marriage does nothing for him.” Anna stayed calm. “On the contrary, if he’s being decisive, we can at least part on good terms.”

Sierra stayed silent.

Anna reached out and had her hand going over Sierra’s hair. “I know everything he did to you. As your mom, I failed to protect

you.”

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