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..."

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

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

to keep putting yourself through this. I could help

raised a hand, signaling

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. I don't really want a divorce. When I asked you

That's why he left me behind just now. I didn't think things through, and

back, Jessica turned

midair. The words "Little Mute" almost escaped his lips, but he swallowed them, letting his arm fall limply to

one could fool him-least of all her. She

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

a thin, determined line. No matter what it took, he wouldn't

even sure where she could go. But one thing was certain-she wasn't going back to The Gilded

divorce, if no lawyer dared take her case, she'd file on her own. She planned to go to the courthouse and