Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 158

It was Herbert.

Jessica had fainted, and Timothy had taken her away-though his attitude was anything but gentle. Worried, Herbert had followed them, never expecting that Timothy would simply abandon Jessica, taking their son and Sheila with him.

Herbert climbed out of his car.

"Little Mute."

Jessica forced a smile and signed, "What are you doing here?"

He took a deep breath, pressed his lips together, and arched an eyebrow. "If you don't want to smile, then don't do it. That smile of yours doesn't suit you at all."

He could see right through her. She was pretending, and he knew it.

Exposed, Jessica's expression faltered. She tried to explain, "It's not what you think, I... he..."

in tangled, uncertain gestures, searching desperately for some excuse to defend Timothy. But the words

Mute," Herbert said again, cutting through her muddled signs. "You don't have to explain. I know.

don't have to keep putting yourself through this. I could help you find

immediately raised a hand, signaling him to

he's really good to me. If you keep coming to see me, you'll only make things worse between us. I love him.

That's why he left me behind just now. I didn't think things through, and I've caused you trouble and brought a lot of pain on myself. I'm so,

looking back, Jessica turned

almost escaped his lips, but he swallowed them,

children. No one could fool him-least of all her. She was just

a man with power and reach. Jessica had no family, no one to rely on. And now, if she was

No matter what it took, he wouldn't

But one thing was certain-she wasn't going back to The Gilded Whisper

She planned to go to the courthouse and find out about the process