Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 396

"Who knows? I can never read your mind, but either way, I'm not buying your story."

Timothy had set the stage perfectly, waiting for Vince to walk right into his trap. But Vince wouldn't play along, and now Timothy was left scrambling for another solution.

They were still deep in conversation when Yates arrived.

Timothy's expression darkened. Back when Jessica had just been Jessica, things hadn't been so complicated.

But the moment Jessica became Salome, everything turned tangled.

And now, as if things weren't messy enough, here came another fiancé.

Vince's father and Yates's father were old army buddies-their families had been close for generations, with bonds that ran deep.

Timothy rubbed his brow, feeling as if a fine drizzle had settled over his heart, making everything inside him feel damp and unsettled.

"Timothy, I found the film you were looking for. Here's the dossier."

Yates dropped into the seat beside Vince, holding two files. He handed one to Timothy. "It's the work of a well-known director back home. They're not short on investors, so I had to swallow my pride to get this for you. Take a look-if you're interested, send your people to make contact."

"Alright."

curiosity piqued. "What kind of script has you so eager to invest,

about the script. Mr. Smith had his eye on Jessica and passed over Sheila. Timothy's

face. His voice dripped with sarcasm as he muttered, "Some people, huh? It's bad enough to hog the seat and refuse to move, but trying

out laughing. "Are you

Timothy

still a little miffed. "Timothy, why are you always so generous with

Brother-in-law, that's why.

thing his future brother-in-law

out, Timothy suspected things would get a lot more awkward than just a few sarcastic

upset? It's not like I'm making things up. I'm just

With Timothy's status, he could steer not just two, but ten boats at once. As long as he's got the skills, none of them would

shot Yates a cold, cutting look. "Are you defending me, or are you siding with

shoulder, chuckling. "Of course I'm siding with him. We're

and Yates had been promised to each other since childhood. He wasn't

fingers curled and uncurled

now the tide was turning

to turn things around,

you didn't want to marry her? Last time you swore you'd break off that engagement. It's the twenty-first century-who