Too Late For Regret: My Hidden Billionaire
For five years, Daryl suppressed his terrifying Draconian bloodline to be a devoted, stay-at-home husband to his ambitious wife, Blaire.
But on his mother's birthday, Blaire stormed in with a billionaire heir by her side, slamming a divorce agreement directly into the birthday cake.
"This marriage is a liability to my entry into high society," she declared coldly.
Her new partner mocked Daryl's mother with eviction threats, triggering a severe heart attack that sent the frail woman collapsing to the floor.
At the hospital, Blaire refused to pay the life-saving medical deposit unless Daryl gave up full custody of their five-year-old daughter.
Through the ICU intercom, she ruthlessly told his dying mother that Daryl was a worthless failure, causing the heart monitor to violently flatline.
Daryl's sanity finally snapped.
He had protected Blaire from the shadows, hiding his god-like power just to give her a normal life. How could she treat human lives like disposable assets on a balance sheet?
The dormant volcano in his chest erupted. He signed the divorce papers and shredded her five-million-dollar pity check right into her face.
"Within one year, your empire will crumble, and you will be on your knees begging," Daryl vowed.
Then, he dialed a heavily encrypted number, summoning a fleet of black-ops helicopters and the city's most dangerous underground queen to bow at his feet, leaving his ex-wife trembling in the dust.
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Chapter 7
The woman stepped out of the Lamborghini and pulled off her oversized sunglasses. Her face was a stunning mix of exotic heritage and lethal beauty.
It was Juliette Rocha. She was the apex predator of River City's socialite circle, a woman who danced effortlessly between high society and the criminal underworld. She was also the one person Blaire feared most in business.
Juliette wore a blood-red dress that clung to her curves. She walked through the howling wind of the helicopter rotors like a blooming spider lily, heading straight for Daryl.
The terrifying, expressionless tactical guards did not move to stop her. Instead, they slightly shifted their shoulders, opening a clear path for her.
Standing behind the perimeter line, Blaire sucked in a sharp breath. Her fingernails dug so hard into her palms they almost drew blood.
Estevan recognized Juliette immediately. His face turned an ugly shade of gray. The Montgomery family had begged for a meeting with the Rocha family for years and had been rejected every time.
Juliette stopped right in front of Daryl. Completely ignoring the heavy military presence around them, she reached out and gently smoothed down the collar of Daryl's cheap shirt.
The intimacy of the gesture sent a violent, agonizing spike of pain through Blaire's chest. It felt as if someone was ripping a piece of her own flesh away.
"You transfer your mother and don't even call me?" Juliette pouted, her voice a husky, magnetic purr.
Daryl looked at her. He didn't swat her hand away. "It happened fast."
Juliette turned her head. Her eyes locked onto Blaire's pale, shocked face across the plaza.
A wicked, mocking smile spread across Juliette's lips. She raised her voice over the engine noise.
"Thank you, Blaire!" Juliette called out. "Thank you for finally going blind and handing over such a perfect man. I've been waiting for my chance."
The words hit Blaire like a physical slap across the face.
Blaire ground her teeth together. She forced her spine straight, desperately clinging to her dignity. "Your taste in picking up my garbage is truly pathetic, Juliette."
Juliette threw her head back and laughed. It was the laugh of a queen looking at a peasant.
"Garbage?" Juliette sneered. "You stupid girl. You have no idea what kind of god you just threw away."
Juliette turned back to Daryl. She seamlessly slid her arm through his, pressing her chest lightly against his bicep in a blatant display of ownership.
The moment their skin connected, the "Stellar Attunement" energy within Juliette's body sparked. It resonated violently with the Draconic blood in Daryl's veins.
Daryl felt the familiar, powerful surge of energy wash over his skin. He confirmed it instantly. She was a Catalyst Soulmate.
The helicopter pilot gave the thumbs-up signal. The medical team had secured Marlene.
Daryl signaled the chopper to take off. He would handle the ground transport.
The helicopter lifted into the sky. The massive downdraft whipped across the plaza, tearing at Blaire's perfectly styled hair, leaving her looking ragged and chaotic.
Juliette walked to the passenger side of the Lamborghini. She opened the door and made an exaggerated, theatrical bow, inviting Daryl inside.
Daryl didn't hesitate. He slid into the passenger seat of the multi-million-dollar machine.
Juliette got into the driver's seat. She rolled down the window, letting her gaze lazily rake over Estevan from head to toe. A look of profound, elegant disdain crossed her perfect features.
"Darling, look at him," Juliette purred to Daryl, her voice perfectly pitched to carry over the engine noise. "This is exactly why I never waste my time with men who look like they are wearing rented suits."
She slammed her foot on the gas. The Lamborghini let out a monstrous roar and shot out of the plaza like a bullet, leaving a cloud of exhaust in its wake.
The black SUVs immediately fell into formation and sped away. In less than sixty seconds, the plaza was dead quiet.
Blaire stood alone in the cold wind. A sudden, terrifying emptiness clawed at her stomach.
Estevan reached out to put a comforting hand on her shoulder. Blaire violently flinched, stepping away from his touch. The first crack in their alliance had just formed.
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8.3
Ayleen Ramirez sat in the sterile Hope Hill Fertility Clinic, her heart shattering as Dr. Finch delivered the crushing news: her third IVF cycle had failed.
Eavesdropping outside a supply closet, she overheard her husband Don on the phone, laughing cruelly. "She's a defective incubator," he sneered to his mistress Alessandra. "I never used my sperm—just cheap bank donation. No trailer trash carries a Bradley heir."
Betrayed, Ayleen confronted him, but her adoptive family ambushed her at home. Her parents and brother sided with Alessandra, now pregnant by Don, demanding Ayleen sign divorce papers to secure family investments. "You're an embarrassment," her mother snapped, threatening to cut her trust fund. Ayleen tossed back their heirloom necklace and walked out.
She stormed the Bradley mansion, slapped divorce papers on Don, packed her bags amid his aunt's insults, and fled into the night.
Drunk in a trendy bar, she stumbled into a powerful stranger—Burdette Guerrero—spilling whiskey on his crotch, then accidentally grabbed a napkin to his trousers. He shoved her away in rage.
Worse, she mistook his penthouse suite for her hotel room, bursting in on his shower, smashing a mirror in panic. He pinned her to the wall, snarling accusations.
How did this arrogant man know her name? Why demand she sign a mysterious contract at 9 a.m.? Devastated and clueless she's actually pregnant—with his stolen heir—Ayleen sobbed alone, the world crumbling.
The next morning, she straightened her spine in the Grand Guerrero lobby, ready to face him and demand answers—no matter the cost.
7.8
Helen was finally brought back to the luxurious Gallagher estate as their long-lost blood relative.
But her new family didn't welcome her; they looked at her with undisguised disgust.
The matriarch mocked her stench of poverty, while her step-sister Candice treated her like a feral animal. The patriarch, Fredy—who had built his empire by betraying Helen's mother—tried to break her spirit. He blackmailed Helen into attending a high-society gala by threatening to cut off her grandmother's medical funds.
At the gala, Candice squeezed into a diamond-encrusted gown, desperate to seduce the guest of honor, Damian Montgomery. Damian was the most powerful man in New York, and he was currently tearing the city apart looking for a mysterious woman named Jane.
Overhearing this, a sick, greedy smile spread across Candice's face. She planned to impersonate Jane to claim Damian's wealth and completely crush Helen under her heel.
"Hide in the corner tonight. Don't you dare try to speak to anyone important!"
They all thought Helen was just a helpless, uncultured country girl they could easily manipulate and step on to secure their stolen legacy.
What they didn't know was that Helen was the real Jane. She was the lethal shadow who had saved Damian in the woods, shattered his grip, and robbed his highly guarded vault just the night before.
Helen calmly adjusted her simple black dress and stepped into the ballroom, ready to tear their stolen world apart.
7.2
Five years ago, I, Claire Parker, ran away for love with Daniel Carter, the broke boy everyone looked down on. But on the very day we were supposed to leave together, he abandoned me.
Overnight, I became the laughingstock of the entire city and was forced into a marriage alliance with a terminally ill man, Ryan Cooper.
Five years later, my husband died, the marriage arrangement fell apart, and the Cooper family threw me out without a shred of mercy.
Meanwhile, Daniel, the man everyone once sneered at, returned home in glory and became the hottest rising name in the business world.
And somehow, he ended up becoming my boss.
I wanted nothing to do with him, yet he kept closing in on me, cornering me with sarcasm sharp enough to draw blood.
Then one day, Daniel caught me on a date with another man.
His eyes reddened instantly as he pinned me against the wall. "Claire... are you abandoning me again?"
7.5
I am the biological daughter of the wealthy Fitzpatrick family, but I spent my childhood eating out of dumpsters.
When I was finally brought back to the estate at age seven, I thought I would experience my parents' love.
Instead, my biological parents looked at my dirty clothes with raw disgust. They only cared about Hallie, the fake daughter who lived like a princess.
The moment I walked in, Hallie hurled a heavy ceramic cup at my head, slicing my hand open.
"Get out of my house!"
My father didn't even look at the blood. He raised his hand to strike me, accusing me of bringing trailer park rules into his home.
In my past life, I dropped to my knees and begged for their forgiveness. I endured their abuse, hoping they would eventually love me.
But they let the maids humiliate me, let Hallie steal my identity, and eventually threw me back onto the streets to die. Even my playboy Uncle Byron, the only person who ever showed me mercy, was driven to suicide by them.
I didn't understand why my own flesh and blood hated me so much, or why a vicious liar deserved everything while I was treated like a jinx.
Opening my eyes again, I was back on the exact day I first returned to the estate.
As my father raised his hand to hit me, I didn't cower.
Instead, I looked at the family patriarch and pointed directly at my notorious, alcoholic uncle.
"I want him to be my new guardian."
7.7
Jaclyn woke up in the sterile hospital room after falling down the stairs. The nurse delivered the devastating news: she had bled heavily and lost her baby.
But before she could even cry, her trusted cousins, Katelyn and Cherri, locked the door and revealed the horrifying truth.
"It wasn't an accident," Katelyn smirked, pinning Jaclyn's arm down. "The lubricant on the top step was a very deliberate choice."
They needed her broken and unstable. They had forged her signature, draining her massive trust fund to save their uncle's bankrupt business.
What shattered Jaclyn's world was the fresh hickey on Cherri's neck. Her lover, Bradford, had helped plan the entire murder.
When Jaclyn tried to scream, they smothered her with a pillow, framing her as a lunatic having a mental breakdown.
Two weeks later, when she confronted them, Bradford violently shoved her through a second-story glass window to silence her forever.
As she fell to her death, the husband she had spent her life hating—the ruthless billionaire Gaines—burst through the doors.
He threw himself forward, his face filled with pure terror, desperately trying to catch her.
When her body hit the stone patio, Gaines fell to his knees in her blood, weeping and begging her not to close her eyes.
Until her last breath, Jaclyn was consumed by suffocating regret. Why did she trust the monsters who killed her, and hate the only man who truly loved her?
Opening her eyes again, she was back in the penthouse, exactly one month into her marriage with Gaines.
7.9
I woke up in a burning warehouse, twelve years after my supposed death. My body had been reset to its physical prime, the deep burn scar on my wrist completely gone.
Through the smoke, my eldest son, Kennard, rushed blindly into the flames. He was screaming the name of the very woman who had orchestrated this trap—Brittnie.
When I tackled him out of the way of a falling steel beam, he didn't recognize my youthful face. Instead, he pinned me to the concrete and nearly crushed my windpipe.
"How much did she pay you to carve up your face to look like a dead woman?"
He hissed the words at me, treating me like a sick corporate spy. For a decade, a bizarre narrative "script" had brainwashed my son, forcing him into pathetic devotion to Brittnie. She had drained his wealth, turned my daughter against him, and hollowed out our family empire.
Whenever Kennard tried to resist her, the mind control punished him with agonizing migraines, driving him to smash his own hands against the wall just to cope with the pain.
Hearing him quietly sobbing outside my locked door, my heart shattered. How could this invisible force torture my brilliant son and turn my family into puppets for a D-list actress?
I dragged him to the hospital for a DNA test.
When the results confirmed my maternity at 99.999%, the cold billionaire collapsed to the floor, weeping in my arms like a lost child.
I wiped his tears and smiled ruthlessly. It was time to take back my empire and burn Brittnie's life to the ground.