Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 422

Chapter 422

Linn gazed at the paper for a while before finally saying, "I don't remember. It was too long ago."

"Alright. You can go," Timothy replied, his tone flat.

As soon as Linn left, Timothy was about to feed the sheet of paper into the shredder when Jessica's words flashed through his mind: how she'd found him at home, scribbling Sheila's name over and over on the page.

That was how she'd discovered their affair.

Was it because of this piece of paper?

Timothy stared at the paper, then maneuvered his wheelchair to the master bedroom and knocked softly.

Jessica opened the door, her gaze immediately falling on the paper in his hand, its surface covered in Sheila's name.

"Was this the one you saw?" he asked.

Jessica remained silent.

"It's not what you think," Timothy explained patiently. "She asked me to help design her signature. The page just has a bunch of fonts and styles—nothing more."

He tried to keep his voice calm. "There's nothing between us-not like you think. I

The door shut sharply with a thud.

Jessica didn't want to hear it.

Whatever was broken between them couldn't be fixed with explanations. Even if he was telling the truth, did it matter anymore? Everything was in the past. It was too late.

Timothy sat in the hallway, utterly lost. He'd tried to clear things up. She'd misunderstood, and he'd tried to explain, but she shut him out all the same.

she want from him? Was divorce the only

the wedding planner's brochure, and picked out

before he wanted to make things right. He meant it—even if

was ending, he still owed her a

choice, Timothy called Secretary Allen

managed to organize the wedding, it

her laptop, lost in the swirl of Timothy's

to make nice with her. She didn't need any of this. Every gesture, every attempt, only made

longer, Jessica grabbed her purse and

she flagged down a cab. As

[Can we meet?]

had been hoping

[Where?]

at Ines's studio? If you're there, I'll

[I'm here.]

stopping in first to

never

hiding. She'd chosen her career Her illness had turned a corner. She didn't have

everything-except

sorry I let you down. Timothy and I

month, the divorce will be

their marriage-just that she'd chosen it recklessly, and it turned out to be nothing like

I know you wouldn't make decisions on a whim. Whatever

you everything I know-every resource,

Smith's character

mentor, had chosen her just as unreservedly, and still

sign language as tears

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