Goodbye, Mr. Regret

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

And another set-his guest.

stay out of sight. She'd heard Mabel mention that Timothy sometimes showed his collection to

to sell to Timothy as

slipped into a small storage room nearby,

Ines into

stepped in,

man of impressive means, but seeing this in person

was understated but luxurious, filled with treasures displayed with exquisite taste-paintings, antiques, gold and silver jewelry, artisan crafts-

feel free to pick whatever

widened in

guest today was

she'd hidden

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

work with you-and now I see your reputation is well deserved," Ines said, her

lip so hard it hurt, her eyes filling

her grandmother, the person who'd always

steps away, and

materialistic, but the beauty of