Jacob looked directly into the cameras, knowing Lily would eventually see this footage.
"Not for a single second," he said, his voice carrying absolute conviction. "Marrying Lily is the best decision I've ever made. She's made me better—as a man, as a leader, as a human being. What I regret is that she's had to suffer because people couldn't accept our happiness."
He paused, his expression softening just slightly.
"My wife is recovering from a gunshot wound right now. She should be planning our future, thinking about the life we're building together. Instead, she's healing from trauma inflicted by people who were supposed to be family."
His voice hardened again.
"So no, I don't regret marrying her. But I deeply regret not protecting her better from the people who wanted to destroy her."
"Does that include your father?"
"Especially my father."
The press conference concluded shortly after, but the impact rippled immediately across every news outlet and social media platform.
