Chapter 81

Including today, she'd come to Jessica's house.

But Jessica hadn't shown up.

Ines could pretty much guess what that meant.

Jessica didn't need a career.

A man like Timothy and their son that was Jessica's whole world now.

Ines knew she had to stop hoping Jessica would ever return to the animation industry.

Timothy personally walked Ines to her car, waiting until she'd driven off before heading back into the house.

Ines noticed every detail from the car window.

He really was a good man.

As long as Jessica was happy, that was enough.

Once Timothy saw Ines off, Mabel approached him. "Sir, I couldn't find Mrs. Bennett anywhere."

No sooner had Mabel spoken than Timothy spotted Jessica.

His gaze, low and weary, fixed on her.

walked toward him, looking lost, almost

of sight and, seeing

of Timothy. She lifted her tear-bright eyes to meet

thin lips together. His voice was deep and cold.

She dropped her eyes and headed for the

Timothy followed her instinctively.

bordered on numbness, Jessica pulled a stack of papers from a drawer—already signed divorce

colder as he stared at

find this all a

papers down, her hands forming the words with firm, practiced

enough of this

so much she'd forgiven everything,

bored. "Give me one good reason. Tell me why you want a divorce." "I already

answer

could soothe her anger. "Didn't I explain everything

to brush her bangs from

a step back,

hand froze in midair, fingers clenching before he let it

the distance between

stop until she was backed against

effortlessly to sit on the edge of the desk, his

keep her caged in the circle of

were so close, their breaths mingled in the space

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