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.

Communicate well with Mr. Smith while you're

back

do my best. I

came back in, carrying the

to turn sideways on the chair so he could

on a mask and fresh gloves, then carefully unwound the gauze that circled

her long hair to

asked his surgical assistant to

in iodine and gently cleaned the

asked, "Does

lifted her hand, her thumb and forefinger pinching together in a tiny

pulled down his mask, his motions even gentler as he cleaned the wound, trying not to cause

care made Jessica

never let another man get this close

she quickly reminded herself-Herbert was her doctor. She couldn't

it.

any other patient, he'd be

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

she sat up. "You

solid, since her throat still

so much. I don't know what I'd do without you -it would be so

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

and handed it to her.