Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 460

When Jessica opened her eyes again, she found herself in an unfamiliar room.

Startled, she shot upright in bed.

She'd gone to bed early last night, exhausted from the day. How did she end up somewhere else?

She pulled open the curtains. Outside the balcony, the ocean stretched as far as she could see.

Jessica hurried out of the bedroom.

In the open-plan living area of the villa, Timothy was sitting at the dining table.

"Awake?" he asked, calm as ever.

This strange villa made it instantly clear to Jessica: she was almost certainly no longer in Riverside City.

She strode toward Timothy, her gaze icy.

"Where are we?"

"Have some breakfast first," he replied, setting the silverware on the table with practiced elegance.

"Timothy!" Her voice trembled with anger as she glared at him.

It didn't take a genius to figure out what had happened. He must have brought her here. There was no way she could have slept all the way from The Gilded Whisper Estates to here without waking up, and now it was morning.

She tried to remember last night. After getting home, she'd only had a glass of water.

So, he must have drugged her.

"What did you put in my water?"

Her health wasn't great to begin with. She couldn't risk strange substances.

Timothy answered without missing a beat, "Just something to help you sleep. Don't worry, it wasn't a sedative. It won't hurt you."

we?" Her frustration was boiling over. "I want

at her-really looked at her, his gaze warm and steady, lingering on her beautiful face. "You must know, Jessy, that if I've brought you here, I don't intend to let you go back so soon. Don't be angry. You're here now-make the best of

as ice. She felt like he'd lost his mind-his

that's happened to our marriage, what's the

I haven't had a real meal in days. Let's eat first,

phone, hoping to figure out

lazy and indifferent. "This is a private island. There's no one else here. If you behave and stay put for a few days, I'll take you

"Otherwise what?"

eyes dark and inscrutable. "Otherwise, I might just keep

crashed to the floor-soup and coffee

didn't get angry. He leaned on his cane and stood. "Someone

bowed, and

ordered the kitchen to prepare breakfast again, then disappeared into

change his

out of

on the

sea, the scenery almost

breathtaking, but she couldn't

it. She circled

just as

were on an

still dead, no signal at all. She didn't even know where she

sitting

light spilled over him, giving him

every bit the perfect gentleman, yet

pounding

him. She knew she wasn't blameless—she'd chosen him, after all.

stream of smoke. "I know

care if she hated

of life without her. Keeping her nearby

than letting her go and

face hardened, her features

Timothy-what will it take for you