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.

guard informed Henry's teacher, saying his mother was here to

his mom had

cooking and sprinted out of the classroom, eager

school gates, a thought struck him if the guard saw his mother and

for his

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

ready to head back

the guard spotted him and opened the gate,

all, she was Mrs. Lawson; the staff wouldn't dare be

through the gates and spotted Henry

smile, approaching with a lightness in her

about to call out "Miss Sheila," but hesitated he didn't want anyone to overhear. So many people

whispering, "Miss

bad,

ruffled his hair

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

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

"Why not?"

day after tomorrow, I'll 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