Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 146

"Jessica, I saw your son with Sheila at the playground this morning. I went out of

my way to tell you, and this is how you react?"

Sallie's temper was notorious-she and Timothy were siblings, but their personalities couldn't have been more different.

Jessica's grip tightened on the taxi door handle.

She hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind and yanked the door open.

Sliding into the back seat, she managed a resigned little smile.

"A family day at the park," they'd said. What a lie.

The real family of three was them, not her.

Thank God she hadn't gone to watch herself be humiliated.

Sallie was so angry she looked about ready to explode. Jessica was just ignoring her!

Her son was practically being stolen away, and she didn't even care.

No wonder Henry's heart was full of Sheila.

Jessica only had herself to blame-no backbone at all.

It was enough to make Sallie furious.

She slammed on her sunglasses and stalked off.

driver glanced back at Jessica. "Ma'am,

moment, Jessica realized she had no idea where she could even

ran, if Timothy wanted to find her,

today; he probably wouldn't bother looking for her

a quick message, and

SUV had barely left the neighborhood when he spun the steering wheel

where Jessica had fallen was already

driveway, parked, and

foyer, he was met by

you looking for something?" she

together. "It's nothing. Go on

nodded and disappeared down

hadn't come

for his study, pulled open a

a stack of divorce

chair, sat down, and lit a

cold gaze swept

Irreconcilable differences...

the marriage

words were like a knife

took a deep drag, then crushed

fed the divorce papers into the

His phone rang.

It was Henry.

you? Aren't you

"I'll be there soon."

his keys and headed

this time, Jessica had arrived at the train