Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 162

Chapter 154

Jessica froze for a moment. Was she really that transparent?

It wasn't until years later that she finally understood: if someone cares about you, no matter how well you hide your feelings, they'll still see right through you. But if they don't care, you could tear the truth open and hand it to them, and they still wouldn't believe it.

She met Herbert's gaze, her resolve unshaken. "I'm not getting a divorce. Really."

Herbert felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing his heart, making it hard to breathe. It wasn't just because Jessica refused to leave Timothy. What truly stung was his own helplessness-he still couldn't protect her.

But it wouldn't be like this forever. Sooner or later, he'd find a way to free her from Timothy's grip.

He lowered his eyes and forced a small smile. "Alright. If you're sure you don't want a divorce, then I'll drop the whole lawyer thing for now."

Jessica, anxious, gestured insistently. "You need to go back right away and talk to your family. Get someone to negotiate with him as soon as possible."

years. She'd never meddled in Timothy's business affairs, but she kept a silent watch on everything he did. He was powerful, with a reputation for being ruthless in the business world. Anyone who went

he'd been visibly annoyed, telling her that business was war. If you didn't destroy your opponent, they'd find a way

that Jessica had simply assumed it was just the way things

exactly what Timothy had done to the Wheeler family,

seen him through rose-colored glasses. She'd thought someone at his level

She was wrong.

would do anything to get

arched an eyebrow. "Trying to rush me

shot him a

"There's no need to hurry. At least have a cup of coffee with me.

the hospital. The doctor said she'd simply been badly frightened; she'd wake up soon and would be fine after some

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