Regret

She married for love. He was blinded by pride and revenge. The marriage of Elizabeth Stewart and John Walker had been sealed by a contract. Three years of marriage: for Elizabeth, hope and love; but for John, revenge. Elizabeth, passionate, innocent, and a dreamer, accepted the marriage unaware of the contract’s terms. John, who believed she was different from spoiled and self-serving women, saw his idealized image of Elizabeth crumble upon discovering the contract. He believed she had accepted the marriage for money. Feeling betrayed, he decided to punish her. On their wedding day, John left Elizabeth alone with the guests. That night, upon arriving home, he tore all her clothes and gave her only dark, austere garments. Her room would be the maid’s, and she would be responsible for the housework. His contempt was relentless, and John decided to turn the three years of marriage into a torment for Elizabeth. While Elizabeth suffered in silence, clinging to hope for John’s love, enduring his humiliations and contempt sustained by her unshakable faith, John became increasingly cold, cruel, and distant. But everything changed the day the contract came to an end. Mysteriously, Elizabeth vanished without a trace, causing John to rethink his feelings for her and leading him on a desperate quest for redemption and love for the woman he had spent years trying to destroy.

SINOPSE Hadasha nunca foi a garota popular do high school. Enquanto as outras adolescentes chamavam atenção pela beleza e pela desenvoltura, ela encontrava refúgio nos livros e fazia de moletons largos, óculos de grau e aparelho ortodôntico uma verdadeira armadura para passar despercebida. Esconder-se do mundo parecia muito mais fácil do que enfrentar as comparações. O único segredo que guardava no peito era o amor silencioso por Caleb, o jovem de vinte e três anos, filho de amigos da família, inteligente, gentil e prestes a partir para Harvard para fazer o seu doutorado. Ele sempre foi o homem dos seus sonhos, embora ela jamais acreditasse que pudesse ser correspondida. Na véspera da formatura, tudo parece mudar. Caleb a convida para sair, presenteia-a com um vestido deslumbrante e promete ser o seu acompanhante no baile. Decidida a nunca mais olhar para trás, Hadasha recolhe seus cacos e parte para Michigan logo na manhã seguinte, cortando qualquer possibilidade de contato. O que ninguém imagina é que ela leva consigo um segredo capaz de mudar tudo: está grávida de gêmeos.