Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 74

"Timothy, listen to me this is serious. If you don't get back soon, your wife is going to walk out on you!"

Timothy's long fingers curled slightly, dark eyes narrowing in the dim light. He was silent for a moment, then spoke in a slow, low voice. "She can't even speak. If she leaves me, where exactly is she going to go? Stop making a fuss about nothing."

"No, Timothy, you don't understand-she-"

"I'm busy. I don't have time for this. If you have something to say, save it until I get back."

He hung up without waiting for a response.

Sallie stared at the phone's dead screen, then threw it onto the couch in

frustration.

Useless-every last one of them.

Especially Jessica.

Timothy had already run off to see Sheila, and Jessica-what, she thought cozying up to some other man would make Timothy come crawling back? As if Timothy would care.

And Sheila... utterly shameless. Was she trying to ruin Timothy?

With a sigh, Sallie bent to pick up her phone and quickly booked a flight to Marisbright.

remarried, had a new family-two kids

were twins; nothing could be closer. When it came to Timothy, she

took a long, hot shower and was just drying her hair

you too hard a time, did

[I'm fine.]

was used to it. Sallie had always been like

screen as he typed, deleted,

okay.

[Good night.]

her phone down when the

the door-and there was

Wasn't he supposed to be overseas? Even if

was no way he could have gotten

for her

eyes-but his handsome features were as

sat beside her with practiced elegance. From the inside pocket of his suit jacket, he drew out the

was calm, almost blank. She'd

keep it?" His voice was hoarse,

away, refusing to meet

closer, and she tumbled into his arms. His familiar cologne surrounded her, woodsy and

and warm, once her safest harbor. Now?

like this. She didn't want it