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.

tried to get up, he pulled her back, wrapping his

like this for a while.

him for his exhaustion; she just felt suffocated by

fell silent, and

while, she heard his breathing become slow

She frowned.

really fallen

she kept still for what felt like five minutes before she tried to shift, inching

me hold you

looked down-his eyes were closed. She couldn't tell if he was talking in his sleep or if he'd

wasn't really asleep

him rest his face against

was tired. Sitting like

arms somehow winding around Timothy's

back in the room she and Timothy had shared as husband

on the wall-it was already two in the

She'd slept so deeply!

idea how she'd gotten

her illness getting

Ines's exhibition

The gallery would close

Jessica scrambled out of bed and hurried to get

on her finger and

a built-in