Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 10

"Sir, I've tried messaging Mrs. Lawson but she hasn't replied. I called her phone- she's getting the calls, but no one's picking up. She's been missing for 24 hours now. Should I call the police?"

Mabel's voice trembled with concern.

She still hadn't come home...

"Mr. Lawson, the meeting's about to start," Secretary Allen reminded him quietly from the side.

Timothy barely looked up as he replied into the phone, "She's only been gone a day. No need to make a fuss."

"Sir, I'm not overreacting. It's just that Mrs. Lawson has never been away from home for this long before."

Standing, Timothy gathered his meeting files with one hand, his tone casual. "Henry is home. Where else could she possibly go? She'll be back soon enough."

With that, Timothy hung up the phone.

"Sir-"

The call ended abruptly, leaving Mabel staring helplessly at her phone, the dial tone echoing her worry.

At noon, Sheila had lunch delivered from The Silverthread Eatery, making a special trip to drop it off at Henry's school.

Henry's teacher, saying his mother was here to bring him

that his mom had come, Henry's

cooking and sprinted out of

struck him if the guard saw his mother and realized she couldn't speak, word would spread, and he'd be

like that, his excitement for his mom's homemade

voice as gentle as Miss Sheila's

turned, ready to head back to

the guard spotted him and opened the gate, letting Sheila

Lawson;

gates and

warm smile, approaching with a lightness in

familiar voice, Henry looked up. He was about to call out "Miss Sheila," but hesitated he didn't want anyone to overhear. So many people already

run to her side, whispering, "Miss Sheila, why are you bringing

felt bad, so I ordered lunch for you

his

asked tentatively, "Miss Sheila, will you bring

day after," she replied with a gentle smile, "but not after

"Why not?"

be leaving for Oakwood-I'm attending a comic convention there, and after that, I'll be heading back home. I only came back early this time to see you and your dad before the