Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 397

Words can slip out in an instant, but if you don't speak up right away, things can change the mood, the people around you-and even if you wanted to say something, the moment can pass, and you end up staying silent.

No wonder Sallie always said people who have trouble expressing themselves tend to overthink and are more sensitive.

He'd always assumed that just because he understood the mechanics of surgery, he could communicate effortlessly with Jessica, even though she couldn't speak.

But looking back, he realized he'd overlooked her feelings far too often, hardly ever paying attention to what she might be going through.

She might not be able to speak, but she had thoughts, she was flesh and blood like anyone else.

He really hadn't been attentive enough.

He'd change that.

Yates let go of Vince and studied Timothy. "You're zoning out. What's on your mind, Timothy?"

Vince look for his sister lately. I think there's still a real chance we'll find her. You're always saying you hate all that old-

find

not just find someone and get married already?" Timothy

make it sound

come on. If you wanted to, you'd have no shortage of women willing to marry

I'm not making that kind of trade. At the very least,

help

engagement too seriously anymore. His mother had even. hinted to Mrs. Bryant that the whole arrangement could be called off. But the Bryants insisted: Yates isn't married yet, so let's just wait a little

holding up Yates's life. They'd always said that if Yates found someone he wanted to marry, the engagement would be off for

stayed single, the engagement

for years, and

asked, "What if you're still single and Vince's

a dramatic sigh. "I'll have to put up a fight, but if

in his chair, dissatisfied with the answer. He didn't dare press further-Vince was sharp,