Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 431

"Jessy, listen to me, will you? I really think he's a good guy-rich, handsome. Why on earth would you want to divorce him? Wouldn't marrying him be a good thing?"

"If he's so great, why don't you marry him yourself?"

"I wish I could! But I'm a man, and not exactly young anymore. For you, as a young woman, marrying well could change your whole life. Be sensible, stop talking about divorce, alright?"

Of course, he was here to cozy up to her father. Absolutely shameless.

"If you still want to call me your daughter, you'd better not accept anything from him. Not so much as a cup of coffee."

"Jessy, listen to your old man-"

"Enough." Jessica Greene cut him off, her voice cool and sharp. "You really think he's being sincere? Can't you see the kind of man he is? If you get involved with him, he could sell you out and you wouldn't even know it until it was over."

"But I've already promised him."

"I'll take care of it. You just stay put and keep your nose clean-don't get into any more trouble and risk a longer sentence."

"Alright."

Hollis could only nod, resigned.

Jessica was right. Timothy Lawson looked every bit the calculating type.

If he really did end up getting chopped into pieces, it wouldn't be worth it. He was finally about to get out of prison-he wanted to live a few more years in peace.

After sorting things out with Hollis, Jessica left the visitation room.

Vince Zimmerman was waiting for her in the hallway.

"Vince, I need your help with something else."

for approaching her father and asked Vince to

nothing. I'll

any money. I can't let you

you know once things are

to get back to The Gilded Whisper Estates. Vince drove her home

walked into the house, Timothy was

unreadable. "Timothy, stop wasting your time with

when she was angry and calling his name. It was the kind of voice that lingered in your

if one day she called him "darling" in that same tone, would it sound

Back when they were

at the corners of her eyes, it always drove him wild. If she ever did make a sound, he imagined

thinking about it left him hot and restless; he loosened his

were braced, though

to you. Did you

at her. The icy indifference on her innocent face only made

heard you," he replied flatly, as

of my

He's my father-in-law-I can't just let him rot in there. Whether you ask Vince to help or I do, what's the difference?

want to put on a show? Don't

actually found

say a word. Now, at least,

and gentle, "there's only a little over twenty days left.

to retort, but Timothy cut her off. "Please, I'm asking you. Just get through these next twenty days with

is

ever kept

you say things like that with a straight

there was a parent-child event, if he wanted her there, she had

up. If he didn't, all it took was one text telling her