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.

I can relax. Communicate well with Mr. Smith while you're abroad I look forward

sent back a

do my best. I won't

in,

on the chair so he could reach her

mask and fresh gloves, then carefully unwound the

up her long hair to expose

surgical assistant

a cotton swab in iodine

asked, "Does it hurt,

and forefinger pinching together in a tiny motion-just

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

made Jessica tense

she'd never let another man get this close to

she quickly reminded herself-Herbert was her doctor.

it.

any other patient, he'd be just

covering only the incision, and let her hair fall back

as she sat up. "You can eat

solid,

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

"Don't thank me. When you were a kid, you took care

and handed it to her. "You really