Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 109

Jessica's fingers trembled as she tapped frantically at her phone.

Tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap.

Her heart raced with panic, but the rhythm of her tapping was steady, almost deliberate.

Timothy's brow furrowed. "What are you—?"

He didn't finish. Suddenly, his expression darkened and his voice sharpened. "Jessica, are you in danger?"

Relief washed over Jessica when she realized he'd understood her message.

"Jessica?"

A blinding flash of lightning split the sky, followed instantly by a deafening crash of thunder.

Jessica couldn't hold on any longer. She collapsed, the phone slipping from her grasp and tumbling to the floor.

"Jessica? Jessica!" Timothy called her name, already grabbing his coat and rushing for the door.

the other end of the line, only

usually unshakable composure was shattered his heart felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing

Tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap.

out the

must be in real

second, Timothy flagged down a car

ride, he tried calling the hotel where Jessica was staying, but couldn't get through. He

called the emergency services in Capital City, giving them Jessica's hotel details and urging them to act

and quickly checked the weather conditions near Capital City

pouring down

quickly plotted a landing site-the closest safe spot to the

called

middle of the night and Allen was half-asleep when he

Come to the hospital right away and

instantly alert. "Should I come with you? I can arrange for someone else to look

now. Take care of Henry." Without waiting for a reply, Timothy hung

hour later, he landed safely—in a small city a hundred kilometers outside

rain was just as heavy out