Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 352

Jessica shook her head and signed, "Don't tell anyone for now."

Herbert had said he could fix her voice, but she had no intention of spreading the news before she'd actually recovered.

That just wasn't her style.

If something went wrong and she didn't get better, she'd be the one left embarrassed.

"I'm guessing you don't want anyone else to know, either. Let me change your bandage and take off the gauze, so you won't have to fumble for answers if anyone gets nosy."

While Herbert went to get the medical kit, Jessica checked her phone. She had missed calls from Vince, and one from Ines.

Ines had sent a message, too, asking after her.

Jessica replied right away.

[Don't worry about me, Professor. I've arrived at Aetherion and everything is fine.]

She'd always been the type to share good news and keep troubles to herself.

The whole divorce ordeal-how could she possibly explain that in a few lines of text?

She would wait until she was back home for the court proceedings, then meet with her mentor in person and tell her everything. No need to make her worry now.

Ines replied quickly.

well with Mr. Smith

sent back

do my best. I

came back in, carrying the

sideways on the chair so he could reach

gloves, then carefully unwound the gauze that circled her head

up her

hair, Herbert had only asked his surgical assistant to shave a small patch during

cotton swab in iodine and gently

a low voice, he asked, "Does it

and forefinger pinching together in a

mask, his motions even gentler as he cleaned the wound, trying not

care made Jessica tense

she'd never let another man

reminded herself-Herbert was her

it.

were any other patient, he'd

done, Herbert applied a fresh, small piece of gauze, covering only the incision, and let her hair fall back into place. You'd

done." Herbert steadied her as she

brought her another meal of soup-nothing solid, since her throat still wasn't fully

signed, "Herbert, thank you so much. I don't know what I'd do without

waved her off. "Don't thank me. When you were a kid, you took care of me more than enough."

handed it to her. "You really