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.

get up, he pulled her back, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist and pressing his face

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

just felt suffocated by his iron grip and

fell silent, and

heard his breathing become

She frowned.

fallen

move, she kept still for what felt like five minutes before

me hold you just a

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

he wasn't

him rest his face against

really was tired. Sitting like that,

Jessica dozed off too, arms somehow

eyes again, she was back in the room she and

the wall-it was already two in

She'd slept so deeply!

idea how she'd gotten back

her illness getting

was Ines's exhibition in Riverside

was already two. The gallery

Jessica scrambled out of bed and

her finger and

built-in speaker-it couldn't