Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 280

It was Henry calling.

Timothy answered, putting the phone on speaker—after all, Jessica would want to hear their son's voice too.

"Dad, where did you go? Did you forget I have the kids' arts and crafts competition today?"

Both Timothy and Jessica were well aware of Henry's big day.

After their recent family event, Henry had insisted Sheila accompany him, not wanting the other kids to tease him about his mom being unable to speak.

"I'm on my way to pick up your mom. We'll all go together, the three of us."

Jessica shot Timothy a sideways glance, raising her hand, ready to refuse. But before she could, Henry's voice piped up from the phone, "Dad, I already asked Miss Sheila to come with me. Remember? We agreed she'd keep me company! She'll be here soon-we're just waiting on you."

Thinking back, Timothy felt a twinge of guilt.

He hadn't put a stop to it the first time, and now Henry's impatience with his mother was starting to show-something Timothy found harder and harder to ignore.

she was probably about to arrive. Backing out now

replied. "I'll be home

looking a bit sheepish. "I'll take Henry to the competition first," he said. "Once it's over, I'll come

hurry up and leave-she

go of her hand and stepped

slid shut, cutting off

down at the ring on her

returned it, not wanting to accept the gesture. This time, though, she didn't intend to give it

ever used its special voice function or not, the diamond alone was worth

like to be left penniless because of his pressure, she might have been foolish enough to refuse it

it into her purse, then

next stop was Herbert's

thing Herbert did when he saw her was to take out the Voice Emitting

want to accept it before, just to avoid any awkwardness. But now that you're getting divorced, l hope you don't mind. You've seen for yourself how much trouble is communicating with lawyers or anyone else. This makes things so much easier. It's got smart features-even typing a letter or two brings up whole common phrases. For you, it'll be

accepted it with a grateful smile, reaching out

had reached its breaking point. There was no reason to care