Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 75

His voice wasn't loud, but it still carried the edge of a command.

Jessica's hand was trapped in his grip; she couldn't respond, forced to accept his ridiculous charity.

Her face remained expressionless.

Timothy remembered once passing through a department store and, on a whim, spotting a pair of pearl earrings that seemed perfect for her. When he brought them home, her eyes had shimmered with light, like stars.

He leaned in close, his voice husky. "Didn't you love it when I gave you presents? This is a special ring-it plays music. I had it made just for you."

Seven years. They'd been married for seven years.

With his sharp mind and keen perception, there was no way he didn't know she loved him.

He was skilled at toying with her feelings.

He knew how to say the cruelest things to hurt her.

He'd done the harshest things—almost destroyed her.

And then, as if nothing ever happened, he'd act like everything was fine.

He'd slap her with one hand, and offer her a sweet with the other.

He made her feel like she was nothing to him-cheap, disposable.

released her hand. As Jessica tried to get up, he pulled her back, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist and pressing his face to

this for a while. I'm exhausted.

pity him for his exhaustion; she just felt suffocated by his iron grip and couldn't

silent, and the

a while, she heard his breathing become slow

She frowned.

Timothy really fallen asleep so

like five minutes before she tried to

go. Let me hold you

eyes were closed. She couldn't tell if he was talking in his sleep or if he'd sensed her

he wasn't really

Jessica let him rest his face against

tired. Sitting like that, he

arms somehow winding

she was back in the room she and Timothy had shared as husband

glanced at the clock on the wall-it was already

She'd slept so deeply!

no idea how she'd gotten

illness getting

was Ines's exhibition in Riverside

already two. The gallery would close at

bed and hurried

noticed the ring on her finger and

built-in