Too Late For Regrets, Mr. Billionaire (Brianna Meyers and Brandon Levy) novel Chapter 176

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Chapter 176 Kane’s Blessing

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The sky was already dark, and the snow fell thick, glinting like countless shards of broken glass under the cold light.

The abandoned steel mill stood at the far edge of the wasteland, its broken walls and jagged ruins jutting out like the fangs of a giant beast. The wind, laced with rust and icy grit, cut painfully at your ears.

Brianna pressed down on the gas pedal, her palms slick with sweat.

The lone car with its headlights shining in the distance looked like the only ghost light in a sea of darkness, ready to vanish at any second.

Her heart thudded against her chest, so fast it felt like it might burst through her eardrums. With every beat, she silently pleaded, “Please, don’t let anything happen. Please, don’t let anything happen.”

She slammed on the brakes, and before the car had even stopped, she threw open the door and rushed out.

She stumbled in the snow, her knee smashing into jagged shards of ice-pain stabbed through her, but she barely noticed. Half-crawling, half-stumbling, she forced herself toward the beam of headlights.

The car window rolled down slowly, and Kane’s face looked almost deathly pale in the dim yellow glow. The smile at the corner of his mouth was as cold and lifeless as frozen blood.

“The child is in the back,” Kane said.

Those words sent a jolt through Brianna, making her shudder to the core.

She flung open the car door in a frenzy, barely thinking.

In the back seat, Kendra was curled up into a tiny ball, bundled in Kane’s coat. Her cheeks were rosy from heater, and she was fast asleep, looking completely at peace.

“Kendra!” Brianna bent over, her voice shaking uncontrollably. Her hand hovered over Kendra’s face, afraid to press too hard. “Wake up, sweetheart, it’s Mommy…”

Kendra blinked sleepily, confused for a second, then launched herself at Brianna, wrapping her tiny arms around her neck in a fierce hug. “Mommy!”

That cry of “Mommy” shattered Brianna. Her last bit of composure snapped in an instant.

All her fear, regret, and guilt burst forth, flooding out like a broken dam.

She fell to her knees in the snow, cradling her daughter tightly. Her burning tears rained down, melting the frost on Kendra’s cold collar in a heartbeat.

“Are you hurt anywhere? Tell me…” Brianna’s voice was barely more than a whisper, trembling as her hands frantically checked Kendra’s forehead, wrists, ankles-her heart squeezed with worry at every little bump or bruise she found.

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“No.” Kendra shook her head, reaching up with her tiny hand to wipe away Brianna’s tears. Her little voice wa firm, even though it was still childish. “Kane saved me. He made the bad guys run away.”

Only then did Brianna look up, her vision swimming with tears as she peered through the haze toward the driver’s seat.

Kane leaned back in the seat, his lips so pale they were nearly translucent. He managed a faint, weak smile, as if to let her know he was still alive.

Snow fell, instantly blanketing his shoulders, like a shroud of death settling over him.

Brianna’s heart lurched. She quickly placed Kendra into Patsy’s arms, then rushed over to check on Kane.

The moment her eyes landed on him, a chill exploded down her spine.

Kane’s eyes were sunken, his lips and cheeks deathly pale, as if every last drop of blood had been drained from him.

Blood was gushing between his fingers as he clutched his abdomen, his sweater already drenched in a spreading, dark red bloom.

“So, do you finally believe I love you?” Kane forced a weak smile, his voice soft as falling snow, but it struck Brianna right in the heart.

Brianna panicked, yanking open the car door and reaching for him. “How could you be so foolish? Hold on, I’m taking you to the hospital.”

Kane shook his head, the pads of his fingers barely brushing across her face, leaving haunting streaks of blood behind. “If I hadn’t been waiting for you, I wouldn’t have lasted this long.”

His cold fingertips skimmed over her tear-stained cheeks, as if bidding her farewell for the last time.

He looked at the streaks of blood on her face, a childlike satisfaction shining in his eyes. “In the next life me find you sooner, okay?”

Brianna’s tears streamed uncontrollably as she gripped Kane’s hand, desperately holding onto its fading warmth. Her voice shook as she begged, “Kane, nothing can happen to you. I won’t allow it!”

In the distance, police sirens pierced the snowy night, red and blue lights strobing across the snow.

The cops and Brandon pulled up nearly together, with the ambulance right on their heels. Paramedics sprinted over with a stretcher, hustling Kane into the ambulance.

Brianna stumbled after them, but Brandon grabbed her arm, stopping her. “Let me do it.”

His voice was hoarse, but he left no room for refusal.

the snow seemed to come down even heavier. Over the police radio, a

e suspect has been pronounced dead.”

It utterly emptied, as if life itself had been drained from her. Her heart

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echoed emptily inside her chest.

Snowflakes landed on her lashes and melted, like tears, yet somehow, they felt like blood too.

She never thought this would be her last farewell to Kane.

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After dropping Kendra off at her grandmother’s house, Brianna didn’t stop for a moment before heading to the hospital.

The morgue lights were icy white. Brianna stumbled in, every step stabbing at her heart.

The cold steel slab shone with a dull, ghostly glow. Kane lay there, covered by a sheet as cold and lifeless as the steel beneath him.

She froze, like a hammer had slammed into her chest-her breath vanished instantly.

“He was stabbed seven times in the abdomen. He was already gone before they even got him to the hospital…” Brandon’s voice sounded far away, hoarse and raw, like he’d swallowed sandpaper.

‘Seven stabs. How much must that have hurt?’ Brianna thought.

Brianna opened her mouth, but no sound came out. Tears spilled down her cheeks first, so hot they felt like they could burn right through her skin.

Suddenly, a gut-wrenching sob erupted from just outside the door.

Kane’s parents were ushered in, leaning on others for support. As soon as the sheet was lifted, Kane’s mother collapsed right there.

His father’s trembling hand shakily touched Kane’s pale, lifeless forehead, and he choked out a shattered, grief-stricken moan. “Kane…”

That cry felt like someone smashing a hammer right into Brianna’s bones.

Brianna couldn’t take it anymore. She turned her face away, her nails digging deep into her palms.

She almost wished Kane’s mother would suddenly jump up, slap her twice across the face, point at her and yell, “You’re the one who killed my son!”

But Kane’s mother was so lost in her grief that even the strength to hate had been drained away by sorrow.

After a long moment, Kane’s father steadied himself against the wall, his eyes bloodshot as he looked at Brianna and Brandon. His voice was rough, but still held a gentle dignity.

“Thank you… for seeing my son off on his last journey,” he said.

That simple “thank you” was sharper than any blame, slicing right through Brianna’s heart.

She opened her mouth, but the words “I’m sorry” stuck in her throat. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn’t say it.

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She realized that when regret cut this deep, even an apology felt unworthy.

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“Please, don’t say that, Mr. Flynn, Brandon said apologetically. “If Kane hadn’t stepped in to save my daughter, none of this would have happened.”

The Flynn family decided to bring Kane’s body back to Seavale for a memorial service before cremation.

Brandon chartered a private jet, personally handled all the police paperwork, and took care of every detail— from the funeral and vigil to the commendation for bravery-barely sleeping, barely resting.

Except for Josefina, the entire Levy family went to Seavale to attend Kane’s funeral. Brandon quietly called off the takeover of the Flynn Group.

Brianna felt like she was sleepwalking through a fog, half hoping this was all just a bad dream. If only she could wake up and find Kane still out there somewhere, smiling that warm, dazzling smile-just out of sight, but still alive.

It wasn’t until the night before the cremation that Kane’s father came to see her again.

In just a few days, his hair had turned almost completely white, but he still managed to keep his composure.

“Kane called me before he passed,” his voice trembled. “He said… he wanted his ashes made into a memoria’ diamond, set into a piece of jewelry, and given to you.”

Brianna’s fingers shook, and her tears poured down like rain.

She nodded, her voice barely more than a whisper, shattered by grief. “Alright… I’ll draw up the design myself.”

‘Kane, how could I ever be worthy of your love? And how am I supposed to repay you for such overwhelming devotion?’ Brianna’s heart ached with regret and longing.

A month later, at Seavale Cemetery, the morning sun streamed through the pine and cypress, making the heart-shaped brooch sparkle-crystal-clear, like a single tear caught and frozen.

Brianna bent down, pressing the brooch gently against the photo on the tombstone. Her fingers brushed over the dried smile, lingering for a moment.

“Kane,” Brianna murmured, her voice soft as the wind, “stay with me as I go to Valeentia. Now, it’s my turn to protect you, for eternity.”

The brooch sparkled in the morning light, scattering tiny sparks as if he were smiling at her. From that day on, her chest would forever hold a heart that would never beat again.

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“No.” Kendra shook her head, reaching up with her tiny hand to wipe away Brianna’s tears. Her little voice was firm, even though it was still childish. “Kane saved me. He made the bad guys run away.”