I Hope You Will Never Regret

After his sister left, Edwin took his phone and dialed his brother in law’s number and said smiling, “Brother-in-law, I hope all is well with you and your family. I promised my wife that we would visit her friend in Australia three months ago, but the trip was postponed because of my sister’s behaviour. Is it possible for me to take a vacation leave to spend time with my wife?”

His brother-in-law smiled and replied, “We are all well and your niece was discharged from hospital today. Brother-in-law, I am sorry for causing trouble between you and your wife. Also, I apologize for calling you on Friday knowing full well that you were on your way to your wife’s friend’s wedding. My mind went blank when my wife hurt my daughter.”

He took a sip of his tea and said, “Please accompany your wife, brother-in-law. I will arrange for someone to act in your place. Send my regards to your lovely wife and my niece.” Edwin thanked his brother-in-law and replied, “Brother-in-law, I will bring my sister back to you. I told her that if she ever hurt my niece again, I would take her to the police station myself.”

His brother-in-law was not convinced that his wife would ever get rid of her hatred against her daughter. However, it was unfair for him to call his brother-in-law every time there was disagreement between him and his wife. Edwin promised to be at the Martins residence early in the morning before his brother-in-law went to work. Edwin thanked him profusely, and then they hung up.

True to his word, at 4 am they were on their way to his brother-in-law’s mansion. They arrived at the Martins residence by 6 am. Butler Bruce opened the gate for them. Edwin drove his car to the driveway; Butler Bruce walked to them and opened the car for his Madam. Then he greeted them with respect.

They followed him into the house. His brother-in-law walked to them, then he greeted his brother-in-law with a smile and said, “Brother-in-law, I thought you would bring your lovely daughter with you. My daughter, Avery, was asking about her.” Edwin smiled and replied, “I left my wife with her friends, then I rushed back to solve my sister’s matter. I would like to see her before I leave.”

Then he looked at his sister and said, “Elizabeth, don’t forget what we talked about. Should you harm my niece again, I will never forgive you. Be a good wife to your husband. Don’t tarnish the Parker family name and don’t behave as if our parents failed to educate you well. I am so ashamed to call you my sister.”

Then Edwin asked to have a private word with his brother-in-law. They walked to the lift, and then his brother-in-law pressed the button for the 3rd floor. They walked to his study room and sat on the sofa, then Edwin said, “Brother-in-law, the reason I asked for vacation leave is because my wife left me. She threatened me with divorce papers.”

August gave her a bottle of water; he took a sip and said, “When we were at the wedding, the pastor who was officiating talked about putting your wife as the first priority. When you asked me to fetch my sister, we were about to go to the airport, but I had to cancel our trip. She felt that I took her feelings for granted. So, we went for counseling, but in the middle of the counseling, my sister called me. She told me that she was outside our house, and I asked my wife to go back home. My wife took my daughter and left the country. She is currently in Australia with her friend, Mia. Brother-in-law, my marriage is falling apart, and I have no one to blame but myself.”

His brother-in-law was shocked to hear that their marriage was falling apart. He thought their love was strong and nothing would shake it. It was clear to him that his wife was the culprit. She didn’t want to see other people happy.

He looked at his brother-in-law and asked, “What are you going to do, brother-in-law?” Edwin replied, “I am going to beg for her forgiveness. I told my sister that if she ever hurt my niece again, I would cut ties with her. I will never tolerate her selfishness again. I nearly lost my family because of her.” Then he told his brother-in-law about the airplane crash story.

“When I heard that my wife was one of the deceased I fainted, brother-in-law. I thank the Lord for giving me a second chance and I will grab it with both hands. I realized that my wife is everything to me and my life would be meaningless without her. I hope I am not too late.”

His brother-in-law patted his back and said, “Your wife loves you so much and I believe she will forgive you when you ask her sincerely. Unlike in my case, your sister doesn’t love me, and I made peace with that.

The reason I am still with her is because I don’t want my children to grow up in a broken family. Also, my parents didn’t love me, so I don’t want to abandon my children.”

Edwin looked at his brother-in-law in a different light. He wished that his brother-in-law had fallen in love with someone else, but not with his heartless sister. She married her husband not for love but for selfish reasons. He felt sorry for his brother-in-law who put his family first before his happiness. He was a good man indeed.

Butler Bruce informed them that breakfast was served. They walked to the dining room chatting and laughing. Elizabeth was still in the living room. She didn’t even go to check on her beloved son, Aiden. She didn’t even ask about her injured daughter.

Her brother looked at her coldly, but he didn’t say anything. He didn’t trust his nephew and niece with his cold-hearted sister, but there was nothing he could do because his brother-in-law didn’t want to divorce her.

The atmosphere in the dining room was tense. August ignored his wife; he didn’t utter a word to her. Elizabeth wasn’t happy that her husband didn’t say anything to her. She looked at her husband with pleading eyes, but her husband looked at her with cold eyes. Since she left their home on Friday, she never even checked on their son. Did she deserve to be a mother?