Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 226

The moment Timothy caught sight of Herbert standing protectively beside Jessica, his lips pressed into a hard, bloodless line.

Herbert, of course, noticed Timothy as well.

Timothy didn't bother hiding how intimately he held the woman in his arms; even when running into his own wife, he made no attempt to keep up appearances.

It was outrageous.

Without another glance at Timothy, Jessica turned toward Herbert and quietly signed, "Let's go."

She acted as if Timothy didn't exist.

Both Timothy and Sheila understood Jessica's sign language.

Sheila, a beat behind everyone else, finally spoke up. "Timothy, Jessica's right here. You can put me down now."

Her voice was still rough and low from the strain.

"Don't talk. Protect your voice," Timothy replied, his tone clipped but concerned.

Jessica and Herbert were already heading toward the exam room when Timothy's words drifted to her ears.

Sheila had undergone surgery on her vocal cords. The fact that she could now do voice-overs for her cartoons meant her recovery was complete.

fussing about her

settling Sheila into the exam

throat exam.

look at your vocal cords with the scope," Herbert said. "You don't need a full work-up unless you want one. For now, I'll give you some medication to help with recovery-herbal supplements, nothing that'll cause side effects. As for your brain scans, I want

Jessica nodded in agreement.

handed her

she had no desire to run into

Jessica no longer wanted to feed Herbert empty stories about loving Timothy or refusing a divorce. She'd only said those things before to keep Herbert from getting

even if she wanted

the

to mention Timothy's behavior with another woman. There was no point in wounding Jessica further

you go on home," he

the medication, Herbert

Sheila still in the exam room, Timothy emerged and tracked down a

on the

"Come in," Herbert called.

and Herbert looked up-only to see Timothy walk

let out a short,

saw Jessica—Little Mute, as he called her-standing with him in the square, watching Timothy and Sheila being mobbed

claimed, in front of