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 his new wife. He treated Sallie and Timothy decently enough, but it was obvious where

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

Sallie's place, Jessica checked into a hotel. She took a long, hot shower and

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

[I'm fine.]

it. Sallie had always

he typed,

long as you're okay. Try and get some

[Good night.]

had just set her phone down when the doorbell

the door-and there

Wasn't he

no way he

frozen in the doorway. Timothy reached for her wrist, pulling

eyes-but his handsome

the inside pocket of his suit jacket, he drew out the

was calm, almost blank. She'd already returned

it?" His

head away, refusing to meet his

and she tumbled into his arms. His familiar cologne

broad and warm, once her safest harbor.

he'd held just like this.