Goodbye, Mr. Regret

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,

of sight

stopped in front of Timothy. She lifted her tear-bright eyes to meet his,

together. His voice

She dropped her eyes and headed for the

Timothy followed her instinctively.

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

stared at the bold letters across the first

you find this all a

hands forming the words with firm, practiced gestures: "I want

enough

which had once loved him so much she'd forgiven everything, had finally

His tone was cool, almost bored. "Give me one good reason. Tell

her answer to

over her, voice softening as if he could soothe her anger. "Didn't I explain everything to you?

to brush her

a step

clenching before he let it drop. Then

the

she was backed against

to sit on the edge of

hands planted to keep her caged in the circle of

were so close, their breaths mingled in the space