I Hope You Will Never Regret

Edwin Parker was so upset; he was supposed to be on the flight to Johannesburg with his family, but he was driving to Durban to fetch his sister. He left his wife, Cathy, crying. She was a maid of honour and their daughter, Lily, was a flower girl. He promised his wife that they would take the first flight the following day.

He didn’t go straight to the Martins mansion, but he went to the hospital to visit his injured niece. When he arrived at the hospital, he called his brother-in-law and asked for the ward number. He went to the ward carrying cupcakes. His niece once told him that she liked cupcakes a lot.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

He greeted everyone and looked at the little girl who was lying on the bed. His heart became bitter. He looked at his brother-in-law and asked, “Brother-in-law, what happened?” Mr Martins indicated that he was at work when his wife injured their daughter. Then he looked at Bridgette.

Bridgette looked at Mr Parker with eyes full of pain, then she told him about Mathematics results and the cupcakes. Mr Parker was dumbfounded when he heard Bridgette’s words. When did his beloved sister become so vicious?

Then Mr Martins said, “Your sister didn’t show any remorse when I asked her about the incident. She told me that Avery should thank her lucky stars because she was going to stab her ugly face for breaking her expensive vase. Brother-in-law, my deepest regret was marrying your sister. I wish when the Lord created a human being he created a rewind button as well.”

Mr Parker was so shocked and said, “Brother-in-law, I have no words. She is evil and she doesn’t deserve to be a mother. I have a request from my brother-in-law. My sister deserves to be taught a lesson. Please stop all her cards because she will think she is on vacation. I am glad that our parents are no longer on this earth to see their evil daughter.” He bade everyone farewell, then he left the hospital with a heavy heart.

When he arrived at the Martins mansion, his sister was in the living room watching the television. He didn’t say anything. He approached her and slapped her hard across the face. Elizabeth was so shocked because her beloved brother had never raised a hand on her.

She looked at her brother with tears in her eyes and said, “Big brother, you hit me without hearing the side of my story. Why do you believe everything August is telling you?”

Edwin was taken aback when he heard his sister’s words. His anger dissipated. Then he sat down and asked, “Elizabeth, tell me what happened?” His sister wiped her tears and replied, “Big brother, I didn’t mean to push the child. I felt hatred in my heart, and I couldn’t control myself. Big brother, it wasn’t my intention to hurt her.”

Edwin looked at his sister with cold eyes and said, “Elizabeth, you haven’t answered my question. Let me ask you again. What happened?” Elizabeth was so scared; her beloved brother had never looked at her with cold eyes before.

She looked at her hands and replied, “When she called me ‘Mommy’ something happened in my heart, and then I pushed her. She bumped onto the table, and then my expensive vase broke into pieces.”

His brother was fuming with anger and said, “Elizabeth, is your vase more important than your daughter’s life? I heard that you wanted to stab my niece’s face. Is it true?” Elizabeth looked at her brother, but she didn’t utter a word.

Edwin slapped her across her face again and said, “Why are you so evil? Do you deserve to be a mother? The Lord has blessed you with a wonderful family, but you don’t appreciate them. What is wrong with you?”

Then he dragged her towards the lift, and he pressed second floor. He wanted to beat her up again, but he restrained himself. He pushed her into her bedroom and said, “Start packing.”

Elizabeth was so scared; she took two suitcases and dumped her clothes without folding them. Edwin closed the suitcases, then he asked her to lead the way.

She looked at her brother with tears on her face and said, “Big brother, let me say goodbye to my son, Aiden.” Edwin looked at her coldly and replied, “Do you want to corrupt my nephew? Elizabeth, you are cold and heartless. I am glad that our parents go to heaven early because they would be so ashamed of you.”

He placed the suitcases in the boot, then he drove away in silence. When they arrived in Richards Bay, he didn’t take his sister to his home. He took her to the hotel. She took her to his Presidential Suite.

His sister was so sad, she thought she was going to see her beautiful niece. He looked at his sister and said, “Elizabeth, I am so disappointed in you. You nearly killed your daughter, but you haven’t shown any remorse for your behaviour.”

Elizabeth’s heart was full of hatred towards her daughter. Her cheeks were still painful and swelling because of Avery and she said, “Big brother, I hate her with all my heart, and I will never apologize for pushing her. She deserved it because she stole my husband from me.

Edwin was dumbfounded what happened to his kind-hearted sister? He was fuming. He wanted to slap her again, but he restrained himself and said, “Elizabeth, can I trust you with my daughter if something happens to me and my wife, Cathy?”

Elizabeth’s change of attitude surprised her brother. She became gentle and replied with a smile, “Of course, Big brother. God forbid, I will treat my niece as my daughter.” Her brother’s face darkened, and he replied, “Elizabeth, the Lord has blessed you with a beautiful daughter, but you don’t love her. I don’t think you are capable of loving anyone but yourself.”

Her brother’s words stabbed her deeply in her heart, but she didn’t refute them. She loved her brother and his family dearly, but she married the wrong man. She heard her brother saying, “Elizabeth, why don’t you divorce my brother-in-law since you don’t love him?”

Elizabeth was scared that her husband would take the hotel from her brother should they divorce. Her brother was everything to her. She smiled faintly at her brother and replied, “I think you misunderstood me. I love my husband dearly, but I don’t like children. In the beginning, I thought my husband had forced me to have them, but in the end, you showed me that he gave me a choice. It was too late for me to remove hatred from my heart. However, I promise to try harder. Also, I started to bond with my son, Aiden.”

Her brother looked at her, he didn’t believe a single word from his sister’s mouth. It was clear to him that his sister was lying through her teeth and said, “I will leave you here to reflect on your behaviour. You can visit my wife and my daughter if I am at home. I don’t want you to teach my lovely wife to be heartless like you.” Then he left the hotel and went home to his lovely family.