Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 233

Sheila couldn't take any more. Pride forgotten, she abruptly stood up, her

discomfort obvious. "Professor, Mr. Smith, I'm sorry, but my throat's really sore today. I shouldn't talk too much and distract you from your discussion. I'll head out first."

Only then did Timothy look over at her he noticed the red tinge spreading across the whites of her eyes.

His features tightened instantly, but Ines and Mr. Smith were too busy showering Jessica with praise to even notice Sheila's distress.

Especially the way they kept going on about Jessica's "talent”—didn't that mean that no matter how hard Sheila worked, she'd never measure up? That was a bit much, wasn't it?

Of all people, Timothy knew how hard Sheila had worked over the years.

Sheila offered Mr. Smith and Ines a brief, apologetic nod, then hurried away. Timothy rose after her, his tone cool but polite. "Since we clearly don't see eye to eye, let's leave it here for now. Sheila twisted her ankle today; I'd rather not let her go home alone. I'll walk her out. Please, take your time with dinner-I've already asked my assistant to settle the bill."

that, Timothy followed Sheila

get the feeling

Sheila isn't actually his wife-she's his aunt. Strange,

what he knew about Sheila from their shared circles at Aetherion. "Yeah, Sheila's his aunt, but they're the same age and even share a birthday. Timothy's accomplished so much, it's hard for Sheila to help him, really. He's always been

Sorry, Mr. Smith, I guess I misunderstood things today—and dragged you into it as well. How do

sure. Let me think about

up with Sheila and gently took her arm.

twisted inside Timothy. Usually so composed, he suddenly

in public. Seeing her like this, it

and Mr. Smith said to heart," Timothy

Jessica's apparently some