Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 24

"She's my aunt. Anyone who dares to print a single lie-be ready to disappear from Riverside City."

His voice was cold and commanding, every word laced with warning.

No one dared question him.

The reporters all knew exactly what Timothy's words meant.

His intimidating presence parted the crowd; journalists scrambled to clear a path.

Jessica stared at the large screen overhead, watching as her husband shielded Sheila.

Aunt.

What a perfectly convenient excuse.

The photographers knew what they were doing, too. They managed to capture Timothy, their son, and Sheila in a way that made them look every bit the perfect family.

Like a genuine family of three.

Herbert noticed Jessica's gaze fixed on the screen. "Little Mute?" he called.

Jessica turned her head, her eyes tinged with a faint, rosy hue.

Herbert glanced again at the screen. "You know Timothy?"

Timothy's reputation clearly preceded him-Herbert had spent years abroad, yet even he knew the name.

and

he's my husband, would you

pupils widened in

sounded like a question, he could almost

always quiet, reserved, never one for lies or jokes-certainly

But the wife was a mystery-never

had it Timothy kept

up his business before coming back home, he'd sent people to inquire about Jessica. For seven years, there was nothing-no trace

to his hometown, hoping for

to actually run into

And she'd married.

Married Timothy.

in his suit

smile and signed again,

never marry

did, it would have to

she

she told the world, who would believe

they signed the marriage certificate, Timothy had insisted-no,

their marriage would

to reveal she was Mrs.

Jessica now, it was clear her marriage

want to

you say you'd buy me dinner? I'm starving. Let's not waste time with these

eaten. When he said no,

the two of