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

mom had come, Henry's spirits

sprinted out of the

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

like that, his excitement for his

only his mom had a voice as gentle as Miss Sheila's

turned, ready to head

guard spotted him and

all, she was Mrs. Lawson; the

gates and spotted

a bright, warm smile, approaching with a lightness in

but hesitated he didn't want anyone

help but run to her side, whispering, "Miss Sheila,

time to cook this morning. I felt bad, so I ordered

his

lunchbox, Henry asked tentatively, "Miss Sheila, will you bring

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

"Why not?"

a comic convention there, and after that, I'll be heading back home. I only came back early this time to see you and