Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 205

Jessica yanked hard on the car door handle, but it was already locked.

Timothy leaned over, reaching to buckle her seatbelt. She slapped him across the face, her hand landing with a sharp crack.

His handsome features turned with the force of her blow.

Anger flashed across his eyes, breaking through the mask he usually wore. Without another word, he pinned Jessica against the passenger seat and kissed her fiercely.

No matter how desperately she struggled, she couldn't escape his hold or the forceful, unyielding press of his lips.

They'd been married for seven years now. She'd just turned twenty-eight, and after giving birth, her body seemed even more sensitive-completely defenseless against the seductive skill of his kiss.

Bit by bit, the rigidity in her body melted away.

Only then did Timothy release her lips.

Humiliation and self-loathing swept through her.

touch staining her delicate features. The storm of anger and frustration left her expression cold, adding a new sharpness

kiss; the anger in Timothy's eyes faded, replaced by

just to behave?" His voice was low, thick with a dangerous

his words only made Jessica burn with shame. She hated how her body responded to him, how

broke the agreement." Jessica's voice was

"And? The contract

eyes widened

so what's the big deal? I didn't mean to break the rules. Honestly, you just weren't behaving. Do you want me? If

lock of

recent coldness was just a

her prime, while he was always traveling on business, barely home,

that. Her mind was on the agreement. She wasn't a lawyer, and she'd overestimated how much the contract could actually restrain

saw the truth: it only mattered if Timothy chose to honor it. If

marriage, everything between them-Timothy had always held

ago, there'd been no obstacles; they'd slipped