Chapter 272

Jessica found the whole thing laughable.

Everything was out in the open-who needed his explanations anymore?

A flicker of relief crossed her mind, thinking back to the day he ordered that cake for her, nearly coaxing her into giving him another chance.

Yet, he and Henry had doused her with a double shot of cold reality, snuffing out the last spark of hope she still held for their marriage.

The man standing before her-such a hypocrite.

His feelings for Sheila were already impossible to hide, yet he still pretended to be so serious, so righteous.

Did he really take her for a fool?

Jessica pressed her lips together, raising a hand to answer, "I have nothing to ask you. Let's skip the pleasantries and get to the point I'm busy and don't have time for this back-and-forth."

Timothy was still smoking, eyes shadowed and unreadable through the swirling haze.

With a cool detachment, he finally spoke. "Even if I explained, you wouldn't listen. So, you want a divorce, and somehow that's my fault? Is that what you're saying?"

She almost laughed.

The way his mind worked was truly something else.

here to discuss the

Timothy's gaze narrowed.

Vince was meddling

already had her

people seemed invested in seeing

lingered

She really was beautiful.

a flower in

face

she

simple as you think. Haven't you wondered why he's

just because your grandmother was his grandfather's first

are naïve. All right, fine, let's not talk about

he tried to explain things with Sheila, he'd had to leave because of

Jessica was angry enough over a misunderstanding with Sheila to demand

was willing to endure her harsh words

between us-except the divorce." Jessica's tone was

it with you talking about divorce nonstop," Timothy said, crushing his cigarette into the ashtray. "From the moment I walked up to you seven years ago

moment was one Jessica would

was like something out

man she'd secretly loved for so long had suddenly approached her, gentle but resolute, telling her he'd fallen for her at first sight and wanted her

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