Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 83

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 arms tightly around her waist and

Let me stay like this for a while.

just felt suffocated by his

fell silent, and the room grew

his

She frowned.

Timothy really fallen asleep

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

hold

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

wasn't really asleep

rest his face

he really was tired. Sitting

somehow winding around Timothy's neck without

the room she and Timothy

glanced at the clock on the wall-it was already two in

She'd slept so deeply!

idea how she'd gotten back

her illness

today was Ines's

The gallery

scrambled out of bed and hurried

on her

thing had a built-in speaker-it

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