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.

tell her to check her messages, then hang up. At other times, he'd say what he needed right then and there-no need

was one of those times: as soon as he finished speaking, he hung

glanced at the screen: the

phone for the

onto his wrist and sidled up close to Jessica, practically bouncing with excitement.

caught the faint, elegant scent

had left that morning, which meant Henry had

and suddenly felt he was a stranger. Six years of

she supposed to

exposed in plain sight, but

"Mom?"

frowned in confusion. "Can't you hear

she could

didn't answer. Instead, she held out her injured hand, showing him the

stained her entire

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

her heart go

left Henry and

her injured hand, palm up, heading for the medicine