Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 164

Just then, Timothy's phone rang.

It was a call from Sallie.

The moment he answered, Sallie's voice exploded through the receiver. "Timothy, are you out of your mind? Why did you sell Mom's pearl necklace? If you didn't want it, you could have given it to me! What right do you have to sell Mom's keepsake?"

She was seconds away from outright screaming at him.

Timothy's lips pressed into a thin, bloodless line.

He'd been waiting all day, and now it made sense why Jessica hadn't come home.

She'd actually sold the necklace he'd given her.

Without another word, Timothy hung up on Sallie, rose to his feet, and strode straight out of the house.

Sheila and Henry arrived back just as he was leaving.

"Timothy."

"Dad."

They called out in unison.

But Timothy's face was thunderous, his expression cold as stone. He didn't even

slammed the door behind him and was

his eyebrows. "What's up with Dad? Did something major

Sheila had no clue.

Timothy

to be something

to Mabel. "Mabel, you're home all day. Any idea what got

was just as baffled. He'd spent the whole day working from home, and

It made no sense.

housekeeper. I don't know what goes on with

kind; even though the master wasn't around much, before Sheila

warm.

the master lingered at home more often, but

squeezed Sheila's hand. "My dad gets like this a lot. Let's just ignore him. Didn't you say you wanted to

Secretary Allen. He instructed him to track down exactly how his mother's

with Timothy, and together they headed

letting Secretary Allen handle

rolled down the window, and Allen hesitated before speaking. "The shop owner said a beautiful woman-mute, apparently-sold him the items. The pearl necklace and a brooch. He

clenched so tightly his knuckles

The nerve she had.

sell even his

She

chosen it for her himself. Clearly, it meant nothing