Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 61

Jessica never knew that falling in love with someone could be inherited.

"What? You said Dad went with you? Oh no, why didn't you take me? Why did you leave me at home alone? I want to go too..."

Jessica had just picked up the scissors. The moment she squeezed the handles, she accidentally snipped her own finger.

A bright bead of blood welled up instantly, vivid and red.

She stared at her bleeding fingertip, eyes empty, her mind blank.

She sat there in a daze for several minutes before Henry came over again.

"Mom, Dad wants to talk to you."

Henry switched his smartwatch to speaker mode.

Timothy's low, slightly hoarse voice crackled from the tiny speaker.

"Jessica, Henry wants to come to Aetherion. Book a flight to Marisbright and bring him over. We're getting married, and you still haven't met my grandfather. Take this chance to visit him."

Jessica couldn't respond; the smartwatch didn't allow for it.

sometimes tell her to check her messages, then hang up. At other times, he'd say what he needed right

one of those times: as soon as

screen: the caller ID read

used Sheila's phone for

slipped the watch back onto his wrist and sidled up close to Jessica, practically bouncing with excitement. "Mom, can you book the tickets now? After we eat, we

caught the faint, elegant scent of perfume on his

which meant Henry had spent the

beaming face and suddenly felt he was a stranger. Six years of

she supposed

bleeding, exposed in plain sight, but Henry didn't seem

"Mom?"

frowned in confusion. "Can't you

course she could hear

held out her injured hand, showing him the

stained her entire

"Mom, it's just your left hand. You can still use your

her heart go cold-utterly, completely

left Henry and walked to

palm up,