Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 86

Chapter 78

"That's right. I haven't seen her, so I'm not sure what's happened. She spent the afternoon in the study—I didn't see her come out at all." Timothy glanced around the study, his eyes shadowed with concern.

Ines was still here, and as host, he couldn't afford to neglect his guest.

Jessica's situation could wait.

He told Mabel to search the house and then went to invite Ines to dinner.

Ines took the seat opposite him at the table. Timothy's sharp features were set in an unreadable expression as he looked over the dishes. He recognized them instantly-takeout from The Silverthread Eatery.

"Mr. Lawson, is your wife not home?" Ines asked, her tone gentle.

Timothy lifted his gaze. "She's usually here. Perhaps she stepped out for a walk."

He'd had the staff keep an eye on things; she wasn't likely to have left the property. Most likely, she was somewhere in the house and Mabel would find her

soon.

call her? Invite her down

"Of course."

Jessica had blocked his number-still hadn't unblocked him. That afternoon, he'd resorted to texting

at odds

to let outsiders see evidence of marital discord. He dialed her number anyway,

off. She's rarely out, often forgets to charge it. Why

lady of the house. Wouldn't it be inappropriate not to wait for her?" Ines hesitated, sensing something was

own schedule. She'll join us later. If we wait

inherited

Timothy had been married for seven years. Henry was six-born soon

said Timothy protected

they'd only gossip that she wasn't good enough for Timothy. He must have cared for her deeply, Ines thought, to keep

much into things. Perhaps Timothy simply knew Jessica's routines

"Alright, let's eat while

room in the house, but there was no sign of Jessica. As

all that worried

Sigh...

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