Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 423

Sheila put on an innocent act, her tone aggrieved. "What are you talking about? Sure, I'm not related to him by blood, but I've been the Howard family's daughter for years. I'm still his aunt, you know. How could you accuse me of something so outrageous?"

"Accuse you?" Jessica scoffed, then continued in sign language, her expression icy. "I saw everything. He wrote your name all over that notebook, and there's a box in the storage room at the Gilded Whisper Estates-filled with proof that you two nearly got married. If it wasn't for love, do you think someone like Timothy would risk everything to marry you?"

This was exactly the scenario Sheila had hoped for.

Back then, before she left, she'd packed away all those things and stashed them in the storage room at the Gilded Whisper Estates.

Sheila bit her lip, feigning embarrassment at being caught. "When did you find out?"

So she admitted it—she and Timothy really were going to get married.

Jessica's only regret was realizing it too late. If she'd known sooner, she wouldn't have wasted seven years of her life on Timothy.

Now, she was finally certain she wanted a divorce.

The two of them had always been living a forbidden love. They needed someone else to cover for them, to act as a convenient excuse. But real love is always too crowded there's never room for a third person.

Jessica's voice was calm but resolute. "The first three months after Timothy brought you home," she answered. "We're both women, Sheila. I get how you feel. But love's a crowded thing-can it ever really fit three people? Don't you want me out of the picture for good?"

Sheila stared at Jessica, momentarily speechless.

bond

were truly unbreakable, would things have come

crowded. It can't hold a third wheel. And Sheila could feel herself slipping out, getting pushed to the

talk much. Clearly, he'd never really opened up to Jessica, either-otherwise, she'd never think

kept believing in

to spend his life with you.

be for Jessica to give up completely. Love

bitter smile. "Haven't I

to sound concerned. "But what about Henry? You're just going to walk away from him,

her son—who barely even saw

never give her custody. The divorce proceedings

can't do anything," Jessica

needs his mother," Sheila pressed, her voice soft but

time she believed Henry couldn't live without her, but reality had proven otherwise. All the days she'd spent away from home, Henry had barely reached out. The one time he did, it was for

was by her side or not. Let him stay with his father. At least Timothy would never treat him as coldly as he'd

I need to say. What are you waiting for? The role of Mrs. Lawson is yours for

got it all wrong. There's nothing between Timothy and me. Please, stop saying these things. You're only making things harder for

behind. Timothy wasn't just anyone; if she slipped up and he found out, their future would be

been too impatient, thinking Timothy's stubbornness alone would be enough to get what she wanted.

Lawson and Howard families cared about appearances. This time,

for