Regret in His Wake (Hannah and Zachary) novel Chapter 2

Everyone could see that Zachary had a thing for Anna. But because Anna once mentioned she wanted a slow-burning, steady kind of love, he just quietly watched over her from a distance.

Finally, when they graduated college, Zachary felt the time was right to confess. Just as he was about to make his move, Anna unexpectedly started dating someone else and left the country with him.

In disbelief, Zachary rushed to the airport that night, but on his way, he got into a car accident. When he woke up after surgery, Anna had already married the guy abroad.

After that, Zachary spiraled into a haze of drinking, a former golden boy now shadows of his former self.

That was when Hannah came into the picture. Cecilia then decided to enlist Hannah's help to pull Zachary out of his misery.

To repay a favor, Hannah gave up her chance to study abroad and signed a five-year agreement with Cecilia.

At a party, she "accidentally" ran into Zachary, pretending it was love at first sight, and began to pursue him relentlessly. Soon, everyone in their circle knew that Zachary had a woman crazy in love with him.

Zachary grew accustomed to her attention, but he never really took that leap.

Then one night, while on a yacht with some buddies, they made a bet: whoever's date could dive into the sea and retrieve a lost ring would win a prime piece of land in the north of the city.

Hannah knew Zachary had been losing sleep over acquiring that land for days. While everyone else hesitated because of the giant waves, she jumped in without a second thought.

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