Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 87

Chapter 79

That's how reciprocity works.

Ines wasn't the type to refuse easily, so she agreed.

Timothy stood up and said, "Please, come with me."

Jessica, unable to leave the villa and uninterested in meeting Timothy's guest, made her way down to the basement.

The basement housed the collection room.

Inside, Timothy's precious treasures were displayed-rare items he'd collected over the years.

Jessica rarely came down here, but the place was always spotless. She only checked in during the damp season to make sure nothing was getting musty; she never paid much attention to the objects themselves.

Her heart and mind were filled with thoughts of Timothy-these items were just his trappings, things that added to his aura.

She didn't want them, nor did she envy them.

The only thing she wanted-greedily, desperately was for Timothy to love her.

With nothing else to do, she wandered among the displays, letting her eyes linger on the items.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps.

unmistakably Timothy's

And another set-his guest.

She'd heard Mabel mention that Timothy sometimes

would bring things to

slipped into a small storage room nearby, hiding herself

led Ines into the collection

Ines stepped in, she was

man of impressive

taste-paintings, antiques, gold and silver jewelry, artisan

to pick whatever you

eyes widened

today was

she'd hidden

the state she was in after getting married, Jessica knew she wouldn't

Many people would love to work with you-and now I see your reputation

it hurt, her eyes

person

a few steps away, and she couldn't even muster the

beauty of these antiques held

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