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..."

for some excuse to defend Timothy. But the

"You don't have to explain. I

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

hand, signaling

her pretty face suddenly grew serious. She signed: "Herbert, I wanted a divorce because I acted on impulse. There's just a little friction between Timothy and me, but he's really good to me. If you keep coming to see me, you'll only make things worse between us. I love him.

for me again. He's already so angry because he's seen us together too many times. That's why he left me behind just now. I didn't think things through, and I've caused

looking back, Jessica turned and

reached out, his hand frozen in midair. The words "Little Mute" almost escaped his lips, but he swallowed them, letting his arm fall limply to his side, his fingers

were children. No one could fool him-least of all her. She was just afraid of dragging him down with

to rely on. And now, if she was even pushing

No matter what it took, he wouldn't

But one thing was certain-she wasn't

file on her own. She planned to go to the courthouse and find out about the process herself-only to realize it