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.

birth to her and Timothy, and their father, now remarried, had a new family-two kids with his new wife. He treated Sallie and Timothy decently enough,

be closer. When it came

She took a long, hot

didn't give you too hard a time,

[I'm fine.]

Sallie had always been like

typed, deleted, then finally

as you're okay.

[Good night.]

her phone down when the

the door-and there

in shock. Wasn't he

was no way he could have gotten back so

her wrist, pulling

shadows under his eyes-but

pressed her gently down onto the sofa, then sat beside her with practiced elegance. From the inside pocket of his suit jacket, he drew

face was calm, almost blank. She'd already

it?" His voice was hoarse, tinged with

away, refusing to meet his

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

and warm, once her safest harbor. Now? Who

just like this. She didn't want it