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.

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

and Timothy were twins; nothing could be closer. When it

Jessica checked into a hotel. She took a long,

hard a time, did she?] Herbert's

[I'm fine.]

was used to it. Sallie had always been

the screen as he typed, deleted, then finally

okay. Try and get some

[Good night.]

set her phone down when the

opened the door-and there was

shock. Wasn't he supposed to

there was no way he could have gotten

for her wrist, pulling her inside before closing the

exhausted-there were shadows under his eyes-but

practiced elegance. From the inside pocket of his suit jacket, he drew out the Voice Emitting Ring, holding it between his

almost blank. She'd already returned the ring

you keep it?" His voice was

away, refusing

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

and warm, once

he'd held just like this. She didn't