Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 168

Their table occupied the best spot in the entire hall-a vantage point with a perfect view of everything.

It wasn't just Timothy who noticed Jessica; the moment Sheila glanced up, she saw her too.

Almost immediately, Sheila's gaze shifted to Timothy.

Timothy was staring intently at the entrance, his eyes locked on Jessica.

"Timothy, is Jessica here for you? I tried to wave her over, but she didn't seem to notice us."

"Sheila," Timothy's deep, cold eyes flickered as he finally looked away. Cigarette smoke curled between his fingers, and the way he sat―elegant, composed-only made him more dangerously attractive in the low light. "Leave her be."

Sheila stared at him in disbelief.

Kane glanced at Sheila, then at Timothy, picking up on the tension.

Yates was watching them too, curiosity piqued.

grin, he drawled, "So, who's this Jessica you're all talking about? Where

more surprised. "You don't know

queen? Never heard of her. Yates, do you

Jessica had something to do with Timothy. Yet in all these years, he'd

he hadn't the faintest idea,

never let Jessica meet any of his friends. At first, Kane and Yates were curious-they'd asked about

able to marry Sheila-a way to spite his family. Eventually, they stopped asking. Since Timothy never acted like a married man, they simply treated

revealed Timothy and Jessica's marriage certificate, causing a media frenzy that cornered Timothy and Sheila at

way back from that chaos, Timothy had already ordered Secretary Allen to

the truth; others remained

the way Kane and Yates were reacting now, it

your closest friends since childhood.

and Yates

"Where is she? Which one's Jessica? Point her

his neck, scanning

bothered them. But now