Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 41

Chapter 41

Long, slender fingers danced across the keyboard. After a moment, he handed her the phone.

"Give it a try. This ring can speak too."

Jessica glanced at the screen. It was the same app Herbert had helped her download that night.

She froze, caught off guard.

Timothy pressed the phone into her hand, then bent down to gather up the fabric

on the table, stuffing it into his suitcase.

She stood abruptly and placed her hand firmly over his, stopping him.

With careful, practiced gestures, she signed, *I'm not going back.*

Timothy's face darkened at once, a flash of anger in his eyes. "I came all this way

to bring you home myself. What more do you want?"

The words had barely left his lips when his phone rang.

it out of his suit pocket, he saw Sheila's name on the screen

answered immediately.

physician. Am I speaking to Timothy?" The

knitted together. "What happened

reopened, and she's lost a lot of blood. The last unit you arranged wasn't enough. Could you please send over another bag as

I'll take care

for

from her thoughts. She looked down

placed it in

at her lips. How

he was sincere. She'd almost convinced herself that he bought her the voice-emitting ring because it bothered him to see another man give her

pulling the fabric from the suitcase

***

as he sped through the city. By the time he reached the hospital, Sheila was

immediately reaching for her hand, his voice soft with concern.

and slipped. Timothy, I'm so

eyes brimmed

looked at her freshly bandaged wound, his voice trembling.

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