Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 269

That night, during the Harvest Moon Festival, Jessica couldn't hide how much she minded what had happened between Timothy and Sheila.

Ever since Sheila returned to the States and started making waves, it was obvious—Jessica was jealous, plain and simple. She wanted to prove herself, to compete with Sheila head-on.

Timothy's anger over Jessica breaking his mother's keepsake had faded quite a bit. What a foolish girl, he thought. He'd even told Sheila before that Jessica had the marriage certificate-she was his legal wife. If having the marriage certificate couldn't give her a sense of security, then she really was being naive.

Women, he thought with a sigh, always get stuck on the smallest things. She had him; why bother fighting Sheila for his attention?

Timothy handed his phone to Jessica.

As soon as she took it, Timothy's voice was calm but firm. "You planned to go abroad without even talking to me about it?"

Jessica's fingers trembled.

air suddenly

had faith in Jessica-if Mr. Smith had already approved her work, there was nothing to

Trust me, even if she comes to Aetherion, I'll make sure she's

been taken with Jessica's potential. If Timothy agreed to let Mr. Smith take care of her, what kind of

this with me. For now, I'm not letting her leave the

Jessica's wrist, and pulled her to her feet. His voice was cold, leaving no room for argument. "You're coming home

deep breath to calm herself, her tone gentle but firm. "Jessy has devoted the last seven years to

left at home that needs her constant attention. Why can't you give her a chance to return to her career and excel? Do you really

leave. She didn't need Timothy or their son she was on her

She had a lawyer, too—someone who could dig up even more, and when the time came

be simple, so she'd poured