Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 175

Vince raised his glass. "The one in a bad mood has left. I'm in a good mood-why not have a drink? Care to join me?"

He might only be Yates's brother-in-law in name, but the gesture still deserved

some respect.

Yates clinked his glass against Vince's.

Setting his drink down, Vince asked, "Did you mention it to Timothy?"

"I did. He didn't refuse, but he didn't agree, either. Still, he accepted your proposal, which pretty much means he's on board. You're in luck-Timothy's wife showed up at just the right moment tonight. By the way, how do you know her?"

"My old man's got a thing for collecting paper cuttings. To keep him happy, the owner of a framing shop introduced me to Timothy's wife."

"So, you wanted to meet her just to buy her paper cuttings? Even in a place like this?"

Yates swirled the wine in his glass.

"I'd just finished meeting a client and had to see you guys after, so I couldn't get away. She seemed eager to sell, so I asked the framing shop owner to bring her straight here. Honestly, though-let me tell you-her paper cutting skills are something you see maybe once in a century."

praise. You sure

just anything. I've spent the better part of a year

was Timothy's

more interesting

half-carried her into the elevator. She tried to

bundled Jessica inside and told Allen to drive them back

out the window

didn't say a

car was suffocating; Secretary Allen gripped the

they reached The Gilded Whisper Estates. Once

open the

out after

of heading inside, Jessica

the car door, and quickly caught up to her, grabbing her slender

he tightened his grip on her shoulders, refusing to

dark and intense. The iciness in them softened, replaced

have come back? Even

"You came to find me.

eyes turned pitch black, a cold smile twisting his lips. "So, when Herbert let you down, you turned to Vince. I never knew you kept such a close eye