Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 102

Chapter 94

The nurse saw Jessica signing and, blinking in sympathy, lamented, "She's so beautiful—what a shame she can't speak."

Henry could read Jessica's sign language. She was telling the nurse that she was his mother. He tensed, terrified she'd use her voice synthesizer and reveal the

truth.

Annoyance crept into his voice. "What are you waving your hands around for? No one else understands your sign language."

Jessica pulled out her phone, intent on using her voice ring to speak.

But Henry snatched her phone away before she could, turning to the nurse with a bright, practiced smile. "Ma'am, she's our housekeeper. My dad likes a quiet home, so he hired someone who doesn't talk."

Jessica froze.

Did he just say she was the housekeeper?

She'd seen this plot play out on TV-sons, ashamed of their mothers after making something of themselves, introducing them to others as the help or distant relatives. The mothers never got angry; they'd just cry quietly, terrified of embarrassing their child.

those ungrateful

her wildest dreams had she imagined that one

tears-the pain was like a knife twisting

gently wrapped gauze around Henry's arm and dabbed his skin with

heartbreak, Jessica instinctively tried to hug Henry, worried he might

Henry pushed her away, his voice tinged with impatience. "I'm not a little kid anymore. I'm tough—I'm not scared of

seeing how brave he was, smiled approvingly. "You're a brave

tightened and his brows furrowed, but he bit down hard and didn't

had been his mother for six years-she knew better

taping the needle in place, Henry puffed up a little with pride. "See?

great, Henry. Last time you were

that

won out, and he grinned. "Well, with your mom

at

with my dad on a

clenched into fists before

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