Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 375

Sandra's eyes glowed with pride and approval.

Sallie, on the other hand, just rolled her eyes. She couldn't see the appeal of those paper-cut artworks-she had no idea what was going through these old folks' minds, but they all seemed to love it.

She thought, It's just a mute girl, is it really worth all this attention?

Abell had the paper-cutting sent to his study, and once the housekeepers announced dinner was ready, everyone made their way to the dining room.

Sandra made a point of seating Jessica beside her, with Timothy on Jessica's other side, clearly hoping to give their marriage a little boost.

If that silly spat between them could be settled tonight with a real conversation, all the better.

Vince took the seat directly across from Jessica. He'd promised her that if Timothy stepped out of line, he'd make sure she was safe. He hoped the evening would be uneventful-get her here, then get her out again in one piece.

since they'd arrived. Sandra was the one making conversation with

carefully picked out the dishes Jessica liked and placed them on

from them, watched the scene with a

that had become a burden. At

she told herself.

to speak, spent the evening quietly-nodding, shaking her head, but never saying a word. Sandra and Abell, meanwhile,

refuse Timothy's gentle courtesies at the dinner

hers, she spoke earnestly: "Marriage isn't easy. A little friction is inevitable. Timothy can be a bit cold, I know, but I hope you'll be patient with him. If he ever does anything to upset you, or treats you badly, you come to me. I promise I'll set

smooth things over, thinking it was just a minor

idea the rift was so

disagreement"-they really were getting a divorce. Better for

her phone, Jessica quickly typed a message: "Grandma Sandra, what's between Timothy and me isn't just a small argument. We're getting a divorce. I hadn' planned to come tonight, but since he asked Mr. Zimmerman, Tagreed so as not to make things difficult for him. This is my first time at the Howard house, and

the phone to