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.

was unmistakably Timothy's

And another set-his guest.

of sight. She'd heard Mabel mention that

people would bring things to sell to Timothy as

small storage room nearby, hiding herself

Ines into the

stepped in, she

man of impressive means,

with exquisite taste-paintings, antiques, gold and

free to pick whatever

widened

guest today was

God she'd hidden

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

Lawson's generosity is well known. Many people would love to work with you-and now I see

lip so hard it hurt,

besides her grandmother, the person who'd

steps away, and

but the beauty

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