Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 70

Jessica exited the page without reading a single word of the message.

Still, the image of Sheila's long, straight black hair lingered stubbornly in her mind.

She had the same kind of hair-glossy, dark, and perfectly straight.

Back when things were good, Timothy used to love playing with her hair, always saying how beautiful it was, how much he liked it...

But some things just can't bear close scrutiny.

Seven years-seven whole years. If she'd only paid a little more attention, maybe she would have seen everything sooner.

Her throat tightened, a choking sensation making it hard to breathe.

Love really does blind you, makes you rush headlong into disaster.

Timothy couldn't get in touch with Jessica.

Instead, he asked Mabel when Jessica had left and checked which flights she might have taken, then headed to the airport ahead of time.

There were only two possible flights she could be on.

He waited until the second flight landed, but Jessica never appeared.

Standing by the arrivals gate, Timothy's brow was drawn tight with worry.

had rushed home after hearing his grandfather

what was going on and

decided to use the opportunity to introduce Jessica to

respectful their marriage was, he'd

was looking forward to meeting Jessica and had even prepared a home-cooked dinner for

Sheila called him.

you

"No."

sounded worried. "She can't speak-do you think she might have run into

be fine." Timothy's voice was sharper than he meant, betraying his frustration.

paused, caught off guard

"Sorry, I just... I'm a bit worried about Jessica. I shouldn't

realize he'd spoken too

can't speak, but

Jessica went out, she always brought a notepad and pen. If she didn't feel like

but maybe check with Mabel again, or have

"Alright."

let you go—you're

Timothy immediately called his assistant,

my

into his pocket but kept his eyes glued to the airport exit,

half an hour later,

Lawson, I've checked-all recent flights show no bookings for Mrs. Lawson." Timothy's expression