All Chapters of A Sip of Regret: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

On New Year's Day, my husband Jamie Fletcher brought home a company intern. To ensure that Tara Klein slept comfortably at our place, he made me and our eight-month-old, Andy, sleep on the couch.While I was asleep, Tara even fed Andy a shot of vodka.Once I found out about it, she threw herself into Jamie's arms with a piteous expression. "I just feel sorry for Noelle. She has to wake up many times in the middle of the night to take care of the baby. She's in her 20s but looks older than my mom!"Shaking in anger, I tried to kick her out of my place, but Jamie cast me a stern look. "Tara is being considerate. It's one thing to ignore her kindness, but you should calm down about the incident. It's just a shot of vodka. The baby will be fine."Apologize to Tara, or I'll freeze your credit card."In a hurry to get Andy to the hospital, I had no choice but to apologize to Tara. After that, I heard Jamie mumbling in a smug voice from behind me. "She's been using my money these years

I caught a whiff of my own sweat and decided to take a shower before picking up my son.But I never expected Jamie to burst into the bathroom while I was showering. Without a word, he grabbed my arm and started dragging me out, saying, "Tara is suffering from internal bleeding and needs a blood transfusion. You have the same blood type as hers. Hurry up. Come with me to save her."I clutched my robe tightly around myself, only to meet his disdainful gaze."I've seen every part of your body. Drop that act."I struggled against him, but he shoved me into his car and sped to the hospital.As soon as we arrived, Jamie pulled me toward the operating room while shouting, "Doctor, take her blood! She's O-negative!"I tried to run, but Jamie's next words froze me in place."If I were you, I would listen and donate your blood to see Andy again.""What did you do to Andy?" My voice trembled. "He's your son! Are you willing to harm your son for an outsider? How dare you call yourself his

"You're such a failure! You can't even protect your own child," taunted Tara.She didn't bother pretending anymore and revealed her true colors, probably because it was just the two of us in the hospital room, I raised my hand and slapped her hard.Not to be outdone, she lifted her hand, ready to hit back, but then her eyes caught sight of something.She grabbed my hand, forcing me to hit her face instead."Noelle, hit me a few more times if it makes you feel better. It doesn't matter, as long as… It makes you happy."While speaking, a triumphant smirk crept onto her lips."Noelle, I know Andy is gone, and you're hurting, but you shouldn't take it out on innocent people!"I turned in the direction of the voice.Jamie stood at the door, his face filled with conflicted emotions.The moment I saw him, Andy's bruised and pale face flashed before my eyes.I closed my eyes.After a while, all the noise around me faded. I opened my eyes again.Jamie's weary face appeared in fron

After addressing me, Jamie turned to the police, explaining, "Sorry! Ever since my son died, my wife has been a bit unstable..."He gestured to his head as he spoke."Please return to your duties. I'll make up for the losses."I chuckled, "Huh? Are you saying I'm mentally unstable? Jamie, would you believe me if I told you that Tara was one of the reasons behind Andy's death?"Jamie didn't even hesitate. He immediately blurted out, "That's impossible."Tara chimed in with feigned innocence, "Yeah! Noelle, I know you've never liked me much, but there are legal repercussions if you slander me."They sounded so sure of themselves. The people around us were drawn to the commotion.In my disheveled state, I looked exactly like the mad woman Jamie had described. The onlookers pointed and whispered about me."I heard her son died. That's clearly because she didn't take good care of him, yet she insisted that it was her husband and that young woman who were responsible.""Shh, keep yo

Once I got home, I immediately hit up my friends who were back in the country.From my friends, I learned that Jamie had gotten together with Tara after he was released from prison.However, as time passed, Tara looked down on him and often jeered at him, all because she thought he was a loser.On the other hand, he blamed Tara for everything. He wouldn't have lost his family if not for her.Driven by resentment, he drugged Tara and stuffed her into a suitcase, suffocating her to death.The domestic police force had taken on the case. He had only found out about my address because he stole my deliveries to my friends in the country, knowing that I'd still keep in touch with them.I snickered. How typical of Jamie!My friend apologized to me. "I'm sorry. I didn't know he'd go to extremes and look for you abroad."I grunted. After the call, I smiled. Since Jamie had knocked on my door, I couldn't just spare him. And it was a piece of cake to deal with criminals on the run.As