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 her

for a while. I'm exhausted. I haven't slept in

just felt suffocated by his iron

fell silent, and the room grew

while, she heard his breathing become slow

She frowned.

Timothy really fallen asleep

like five minutes before she tried to shift, inching

Let me hold

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

wasn't

Jessica let him rest his

he really was tired. Sitting

Jessica dozed off too, arms somehow winding around Timothy's neck without her

again, she was back in the room she and Timothy had

glanced at the clock on the wall-it was

She'd slept so deeply!

had no idea how

her illness getting

today was Ines's

was already two. The gallery

scrambled out of bed and hurried

ring on her finger and

a built-in speaker-it