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

for a while. I'm

felt

fell silent, and

a while, she heard his breathing become slow and

She frowned.

fallen asleep

move, she kept still for what felt like five

Let me hold

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

wasn't really

let him rest his

was tired. Sitting like

arms somehow winding

again, she was back in the

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

She'd slept so deeply!

idea how she'd

illness

today was Ines's exhibition

two. The gallery would close

of bed

her finger and slipped it

a built-in speaker-it couldn't

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