Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 193

Chapter 185

Timothy pulled his robe from the wardrobe, draping it over his arm. His expression remained calm, lips parting as if to speak, but when he looked at Jessica's almost unreadable face, he thought better of it and left the master bedroom without a word.

The guest room was right next door. He headed straight for the bathroom.

After showering, Timothy settled onto the bedroom balcony, lit a cigarette, and dialed Vince.

"Did you get that wound taken care of?"

Vince's first words cut straight to the point.

"Yeah."

"How'd you manage to hurt your neck? Bled a lot, didn't you?"

Vince probably had an idea, but asked anyway.

"Got bitten by a sweet little kitten with a mean streak," Timothy replied dryly.

"That sounds dangerous. Did you get a shot?"

Timothy took a deep drag, exhaling smoke. "Vince, I didn't call to chit-chat. Do you

messed up my

up to you with that

curled into a cold half-smile. "You're good at

"If I offended without knowing, I hope President

Timothy didn't bother.

Jessica-no money, nowhere

matter of time. If she didn't come home

And yet...

Vince

you buy from her

needed to know where

"Paper cutouts."

was short and sharp. "I have a hard time believing you're

cutouts, for thirty

had to know Timothy had frozen Jessica's accounts,

paper cutouts. Oh, and I forgot to tell you—three days from now, my grandfather's turning seventy. We're having a party at the house. Be there

jogged Timothy's memory. Larkin's first love had been a master at traditional paper cutting. Larkin had a thing for collecting them, and over the years, his

bought those simple snowflakes and little paper dolls Jessica made with Henry for that kind of money... It was laughable. Those trinkets weren't even worth pocket

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