I Hope You Will Never Regret

August looked at her coldly and replied, “I will never forgive you for touching my bottom line. You are evil and heartless. You tried to kill your flesh and blood to accommodate your niece.

Why don’t you go to prison and stay together for a couple of years? Where do you get confidence from to bully my daughter?”

Elizabeth was so scared she ran out of her husband’s study room crying and went to her son’s bedroom. She rushed into his room without even knocking. She paced up and down without uttering a word.

Aiden was sitting on the sofa in deep thoughts. He raised his eyes and looked at his mother with questioning eyes. His mother wiped her tears and said, “Your father has pressed charges against us. We are going to jail for attempted murder.”

Aiden was dumbfounded. How was he going to survive in jail? How about his studies? He put his hands on his head. He felt like screaming. His mother had destroyed his life.

At that moment, his phone started ringing. He looked at the caller ID and said, “Hello Daddy.” His father asked him to come in the living room with his mother and Lily.

His mother’s knees became weak. She swayed but Aiden quickly held her in his arms before she fell down. Aiden ushered his mother outside his bedroom.

When they passed Lily’s room, Aiden knocked on the door. Lily opened the door frowning and asked, “What’s up, Aiden?” Aiden asked her to follow them to the living room.

At that moment, a police siren was heard. Mr Martins opened the gate for them to enter. The police officers walked into the house. They greeted Mr Martins then they showed him the warrant of arrest for Mrs Martins, Aiden and Lily.

Lily was frightened out of her wits; she hid behind her aunt. She didn’t want to go to jail. Aiden couldn’t believe that his father would call the police on them. The Grade 12 final exams were starting in three weeks’ time.

Lily looked at Avery viciously, the hatred in her eyes deepened. Tears streamed down her face and said, “Avery, I told you before that I was not part of their plot, so why am I being arrested?”

Before Avery could say anything, Uncle August asked, “Lily, were you not part of the secret meeting with your aunt planning to kill my daughter? Are you trying to say that you were not aware of your aunt’s plot?”

Lily opened her mouth, but nothing came forth. She felt fear like never before, she was trembling. Was she really going to jail for being a spectator? She didn’t know that she was an accomplice.

Aiden looked at his father with pleading eyes. He was very frightened and said, “Dad, I was wrong, please don’t send me to jail. I didn’t know that Mom wanted to kill my sister; I thought she wanted to scare her. Please forgive me.”

His father looked at her coldly and asked, “Let’s forget about your mother’s matter. What if, when you were tripping your sister, she was scalded by the hot curry or stabbed by the casserole shards?

Are you trying to tell me that you didn’t have any intention of hurting your sister?” Aiden couldn’t refute his father’s words. He was blaming his mother in his heart for dragging him into the mess.

His father’s gaze turned icy and said, “This is the lesson for you that every choice has consequences. Please take them away.” His father felt that his son needed a harsh lesson to grow up.

Since their daughter had been born, his wife had never cared for her. She had hurt their daughter several times, but his son was saying he thought his mother just wanted to scare his sister. Was he naïve?

Maybe sending him to police custody would be a wake-up call for him. Hopefully, he would be able to see his beloved mother’s true colours.

Mrs Martins was sobbing; she never thought that she would set foot in jail. The police officer read them their rights, and then they handcuffed Aiden and Lily. The police officer didn’t handcuff Mrs Martins because her hand was injured.

Mrs Martins didn’t want to get into the police van. The police officer told her that should she refuse to cooperate with them she would be handcuffed. She was so scared because her hand was very painful. She got into the police van sobbing.

Before the police officers left, one of them asked Avery to follow them to the police station to make a statement. Avery nodded her head, then she asked her father to accompany her to the police station.

While Avery was making a statement, Chief Smith approached Mr Martins and asked, “Mr Martins, do you want to press charges or just to keep your wife and your son for a couple of days?”

Mr Martins indicated that he wanted to keep his son and his niece for a week to allow them to prepare for final exams. However, his wife should be released at the end of December. He asked Chief Smith to protect his son and niece in custody.

After Avery finished making a statement, Clayton drove them back home. Avery looked at her father and said, “Daddy, I didn’t expect that you would call the police on them. You took me by surprise.”

Her father’s face darkened and replied, “I felt that if I let this matter slide, your mother would be bold. Maybe she will find someone to get rid of you in the future. I am not going to press charges. I just wanted to scare them.

I have asked Chief Smith to release your brother and your cousin after a week. I am hoping that they learn something after they come out of custody. I understand that you have cut ties with your brother, and I am not going to ask you to reconsider. He deserves it.”

Avery looked at her father and asked, “Daddy, is Aunt Elizabeth my biological mother? She told them that she swapped me during birth, and I believed her.”

Her father smiled and replied, “Elizabeth was trying to hurt you. Please don’t take what she said to heart. She didn’t even love Aiden, but she is using him to achieve her goal. Her heart is cold, and she is not capable of loving anyone.”NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.