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.

died giving birth to her and Timothy, and their father, now remarried, had a new family-two kids with

it came to Timothy, she couldn't just stand by and do

Jessica checked into a hotel. She took a long, hot shower and was just drying her

Sallie didn't give you too hard a time, did she?] Herbert's

[I'm fine.]

Sallie had

as he typed, deleted, then finally settled on a simple

as you're okay. Try and get some

[Good night.]

set her phone down when the doorbell

opened the door-and

shock. Wasn't he supposed to be overseas? Even if

he

Timothy reached for her wrist, pulling her

were shadows under his eyes-but his handsome features were as striking as

the inside pocket of his suit jacket, he drew out the Voice Emitting Ring, holding it

blank. She'd already

keep it?" His

away,

his arms. His familiar cologne surrounded

once her safest

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