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."

"Coming from you, that's high praise. You sure you're not just saying that because

me some credit. My old man's not fooled by just anything. I've spent the better part of a year hunting down paper cutting art for him-my eye

it over. Why was Timothy's wife

were getting more interesting by

out of it when Timothy half-carried her into the elevator. She tried to wriggle free,

hurried over to open the door. Timothy bundled Jessica inside and

stared out the window

didn't say

gripped the

The Gilded Whisper Estates. Once the car was parked, Allen practically

pushed open

out after

Jessica marched

cheek, shut the car door, and quickly caught up to her, grabbing

were cold. She tried to shake him off, but he tightened his grip on her shoulders, refusing to let

dark and intense. The iciness in them softened,

never have come back?

them, Jessica raised her hand. "You came to find me.

when Herbert let you down, you turned to Vince. I never knew you kept such a close eye on my business-knew Vince