Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 161

That's right—a woman who always holds out her hand for help is bound to be passive, just like she was now.

Seven years. In that time, she'd lost herself completely. And when the day finally came that she wanted to leave, she found herself trapped at every turn.

In this world, without money, you can barely take a step.

Seven years of marriage, and she hadn't gained the love she wanted, nor the happiness of a small, close-knit family.

All she had to show for it was nothing.

How ironic.

Timothy wanted her gone, yet made sure to cut off anyone who might help her.

He wanted her isolated, with nowhere to turn, until she'd no choice but to crawl back and beg.

Did he really believe she couldn't survive without him?

She only had six months left-originally, her plan was to slip away quietly, without a fight, without making a fuss. But since it's come to this, even if six months is all she has, she'd live those months well.

them just

Timothy's phone buzzed. Secretary

days. Add to that a string of scandals at Wheeler Group's hospitals-bad press, nonstop news coverage and Wheeler Group's stock has been falling

cold laugh. Such a massive corporation, and they're already panicking over something this minor, enough to let Jessica catch wind of

could steal a woman from him when he couldn't even hold his own

Utterly laughable.

figured, by tomorrow morning, she'd come crawling back

call, grabbed his coat, and headed back to Lawson

study as soon as he walked

this hour, his grandfather was usually there, reading and

down across from Phelps without

games?" he asked, barely masking

with their stock a bit-how is that petty?"

the open, wanting the Wheelers to know exactly who was

wouldn't dare look to the Wheelers

hadn't expected was that Jessica, the "mute girl," actually

"Looks like you've spoiled that girl rotten. You never thought of leaving her, but she's got the nerve to want to leave

calling her the mute girl.