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.

a deep, angry red, the afterglow of his touch staining her delicate features. The storm of anger and frustration left

the anger in Timothy's eyes

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

behind his words only made Jessica burn with shame. She hated how her body responded to him, how little resistance she could muster

you broke the agreement." Jessica's voice was steady, her gesture

"And? The contract

eyes widened in

on, don't be upset. There are no penalties, so what's the big deal? I didn't mean to break the

idly playing with a lock of her

him, Jessica's recent coldness was just a

on business, barely home, too busy to give her the attention

She wasn't a lawyer, and she'd overestimated how much the contract could actually restrain

truth: it only mattered if Timothy chose to honor it. If he didn't, it was

everything between them-Timothy had always held all the

no obstacles; they'd slipped into marriage with barely