Watching You Burn In Regret novel Chapter 214

He'd had her for three years. He could have had her forever. If only he had cherished her then, he wouldn't have given another man the chance to sweep in and steal her away.

His sobs turned into a twisted, crazed expression, his eyes red with fury. "Sheridan, you're a pathetic, ungrateful bastard! An idiot!" he roared, slamming his fist into the trunk of a nearby tree. The solid wood didn't move, but his knuckles split open, dripping blood. He didn't feel the pain.

Watching the blood soak into the dirt, his expression slowly calmed. He glanced dispassionately at his mangled hand, pulled a cigar from his pocket, and lit it. After he finished, he called his assistant to pick him up, his voice eerily calm, as if the man who had just been screaming in despair was someone else entirely.

Just as he hung up, another call came in. It was Diana Yates. "Sheridan, why haven't you been at the office? Are you with that Willa girl again?" she demanded.

"No, I'm not with her," he replied flatly. "I'm out of town on business. I'll be back tonight."

Diana hadn't heard of any business that required him to travel. Even if there was, the company had a general manager to handle such things, allowing Sheridan to be a hands-off boss. But she didn't press the issue, afraid of setting off his temper. Her son had a mood disorder, and when he lost control, even she couldn't handle him. Most of the time, she just had to let him have his way.

Diana's expression hardened. "It's better than him getting involved with that Willa Sullivan. A man should marry a good woman. For the three years Sheridan was paralyzed, Seren stayed by his side. She worked tirelessly to take care of him. His legs wouldn't have healed without her. And what did Willa do? The moment she heard he was paralyzed, she ran faster than a rabbit. If Sheridan ended up with Willa, she would be the first to bail at the slightest sign of trouble, let alone stand by him through hardship. And that mother of hers is no better. What kind of values can a woman like that teach her daughter? I'm telling you, any family that marries Willa is asking for a lifetime of misery!"

Garry huffed but fell silent, unable to argue with her logic. He knew she was right. A woman like Seren was wife material. A woman like Willa would bring nothing but trouble and ruin to their family for generations to come.