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.

anger and frustration left her expression cold, adding a new sharpness to her beauty-different from

sensed she'd responded to his kiss; the anger in

you just to behave?" His voice was low, thick

his words only made Jessica burn with shame. She hated how

agreement." Jessica's

contract never said what would happen if

widened in

don't be upset. There are no penalties, so what's the big deal? I didn't mean to break the rules. Honestly, you just weren't behaving. Do

fingertips idly playing with a lock of her hair, the gesture as tender as

Jessica's recent coldness was just a sign of unmet

while he was always traveling on business, barely home, too busy to

on the agreement. She wasn't a lawyer, and she'd overestimated how much the

only mattered if Timothy chose to honor

marriage, everything between them-Timothy had always held

there'd been no obstacles; they'd slipped