His Regret Will Last Forever_On a luxury cruise in the Maldives, while everyone was celebrating, I refused to give up my spot next to my husband for his secretary in the group photo. He didn't say a word—just let her kick me straight into the ocean. "Look at you, reeking of poverty. If you've got what it takes, swim back on your own. If you can't, then just die out there and feed the sharks!" Half a month later, when news broke about hostages taken by pirates, he finally remembered the wife he'd left behind. "It's been two weeks—she still isn't done making a scene? Does she really plan to spend the rest of her life floating in the ocean?" "Mr. Dolan, about Mrs. Dolan... They found her body." "That's impossible! I was just angry—I didn't mean it! I had the rescue team on standby, 24/7! There's no way she could be dead!" His staff looked uneasy. "Mr. Dolan, it was Ms. Mortimer who called off all the rescue teams. She said it was your decision. "And, Mr. Dolan, among Mrs. Dolan's belongings, we found a manuscript. The core code for the billion-dollar project—it was written by her, not Ms. Mortimer." The project manuscript was thrown to the floor, pages scattering everywhere.

His Regret Will Last Forever

Aiden Baxter

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On a luxury cruise in the Maldives, while everyone was celebrating, I refused to give up my spot next to my husband for his secretary in the group photo. He didn't say a word—just let her kick me straight into the ocean. "Look at you, reeking of poverty. If you've got what it takes, swim back on your own. If you can't, then just die out there and feed the sharks!" Half a month later, when news broke about hostages taken by pirates, he finally remembered the wife he'd left behind. "It's been two weeks—she still isn't done making a scene? Does she really plan to spend the rest of her life floating in the ocean?" "Mr. Dolan, about Mrs. Dolan... They found her body." "That's impossible! I was just angry—I didn't mean it! I had the rescue team on standby, 24/7! There's no way she could be dead!" His staff looked uneasy. "Mr. Dolan, it was Ms. Mortimer who called off all the rescue teams. She said it was your decision. "And, Mr. Dolan, among Mrs. Dolan's belongings, we found a manuscript. The core code for the billion-dollar project—it was written by her, not Ms. Mortimer." The project manuscript was thrown to the floor, pages scattering everywhere.

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"Look at you, reeking of poverty. If you've got what it takes, swim back on your own. If you can't, then just die out there and feed the sharks!"

Half a month later, when news broke about hostages taken by pirates, he finally remembered the wife he'd left behind. "It's been two weeks—she still isn't done making a scene? Does she really plan to spend the rest of her life floating in the ocean?"

"Mr. Dolan, about Mrs. Dolan... They found her body."

"That's impossible! I was just angry—I didn't mean it! I had the rescue team on standby, 24/7! There's no way she could be dead!"

His staff looked uneasy. "Mr. Dolan, it was Ms. Mortimer who called off all the rescue teams. She said it was your decision.

"And, Mr. Dolan, among Mrs. Dolan's belongings, we found

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