Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Memories from the past washed over Timothy, leaving him awash with guilt. He couldn't shake the feeling that he owed Sheila so much

repay.

more than he could ever

If anything happened to Jessica and word got back to the old man, Sheila would be the one to suffer for it.

Crushing out his cigarette in the ashtray, Timothy turned to the woman beside

him. "Stay with Henry for me. I'm going to look for her."

He grabbed his suit jacket and headed out the door.

But the truth was, he had no idea where Jessica might have gone.

Once in his car, he pulled over at the curb and dialed Jessica's number.

Three calls. No answer.

His handsome features darkened, eyes clouded with worry.

He started the car again and drove toward the nearest shopping center.

Earlier that afternoon, Jessica had gone to tidy her grandmother's grave, only to find it overgrown with saplings and weeds. She'd bought some tools, spent hours cleaning up the site, and finally made her way home, exhausted.

It wasn't until she heard her phone buzzing that she realized she'd left it behind when she went out.

time she found it, the call

calls from

Mabel

But none from Henry.

he the one who always needed

the phone

home for

the living room,

He looked grim.

Jessica?" Sheila asked, brows

lips into a hard line and

we should call

was the last thing

Jessica was still a secret-he had no intention of letting anyone else find out,

worry about her. You should

She hesitated. "But-"

child. Her phone

lip, then nodded and

head to

unconsciously, on the oversized wedding photo hanging on the

her always did know how to play

wedding photos and joked that she could just blow up

relationship with her after the wedding, but she'd found her way into his bed and, before he knew

years, she'd been nothing but patient-never

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