Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 400

"All right, I'll talk to him again and see if we can work something out."

Yates hung up the phone.

Vince glanced over and asked, "So, which movie's got you so riled up?"

"It's the one I just mentioned to Timothy. They won't let me have the exclusive rights to invest, promote, and produce it."

When Yates set his sights on something, he always meant to get it—no exceptions.

But this had nothing to do with Vince, so he didn't dwell on it. He just said, "A friend of mine has a film about to hit theaters. When the time comes, could you help arrange some good showtimes?"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it. I'll get you the best slots possible. But if it doesn't work out, there's only so much I can do. You know how this business is— everyone's gotta eat. If something bigger comes along, sometimes we have to make room."

"I get it. Just help out at the start."

"Done. Keep me posted when everything's ready."

Before they parted, Yates gave Vince one more piece of advice: he really should stop pursuing Jessica. If things blew up with Timothy, it'd just make life harder for everyone.

Friends shouldn't fall out over something like this.

far as he was concerned, his ties to Timothy were much closer. Timothy and Jessica were legally

car, Yates' words echoed in his mind, leaving

wasn't that he thought she'd be better off with Herbert than with Timothy; it was that he believed she'd

was wrong with

thoughts were a

the theater release wouldn't be a problem.

was about to share the good news with Carlisle

when she was

and promote the film. they didn't get those rights, they threatened to block her from any major theater

up Bryant Edge

the company

seemed to be friends with both Timothy and Vince, and Bryant Edge Films had its own theater chain—a real giant

Could she have ended up

name, Yates probably didn't realize Vince was helping her with

Jessica quickly texted Carlisle:

handle this. The theater contact I have might actually be with Bryant Edge Films. Give me a moment to figure things out,

his office when

texting was too slow

on her laptop, started a

voice synthesizer ring