Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 257

He still hadn't managed to explain things to Jessica.

"Timothy..."

Sheila, still unconscious, murmured Timothy's name in a dreamlike whisper.

Kane immediately turned his head and saw that Timothy had already turned away.

"Timothy, are you leaving?"

"Timothy... Timothy... I won't let anything happen to you... Timothy..."

Sheila's brows were tightly furrowed, her lips moving restlessly as she called out his name over and over.

Kane assumed Sheila needed Timothy.

But only Timothy truly understood what she was saying.

She was having a nightmare...

Timothy turned and walked back to her bedside.

Kane rose from his chair, pressed his lips together, and said carelessly, "She clearly needs you more. I'll get out of your way."

With that, Kane left the room.

Timothy sat down, his brow furrowed with worry.

while, Sheila seemed to settle, her

Sheila's sleeping face,

night. It wasn't until dawn crept in through the hospital window that he finally nodded off,

her eyes, Timothy was the

features

lips. She knew, deep down, he still cared

out, wanting to touch his face, but withdrew her

chair, his coat pocket gaped open, revealing a slim, elegant box-the kind jewelry

bought jewelry, it was

Either Jessica, or her.

out and tucked it beneath

daylight was streaming

and, seeing she was awake, spoke up at once. "Ms. Greene, you have liver cancer. You must avoid emotional stress. Yesterday, your internal bleeding and vomiting were triggered by anger. If you keep this up, your illness will only worsen. I strongly recommend you stay in

her phone and typed a message: I understand. I won't

doctor sighed, trying his

her. "Your illness

to treat. I know you're

you refuse treatment, you have no chance at all. Medicine has advanced-not

surgery may become possible."

would require

explained all this when she was first

too many people waiting

he'd warned her-chemotherapy itself might be more than she could

why Jessica didn't want to gamble

treatment, she could have a little more

still decided to check herself out of the