Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 529

He was right.

It was the truth.

That's exactly the kind of person he was.

And that was why Jessica had always wanted to break free from him, to escape.

"Yates, thank you," she said quietly.

"No need to thank me. I'm not letting you off easy, either. We're competing fair and square," Yates replied.

Timothy's voice was hoarse. "Alright."

Yates had made himself perfectly clear. If Timothy still refused to change, then he really would lose Jessica forever.

Jessica had compromised for Herbert's sake, for Vince's sake—because she always tried to do the right thing, always thought of others.

But he hadn't.

He only wanted what he wanted.

He couldn't bear the thought of losing her, so he kept trying to trap her at his side, ignoring her feelings completely.

"I'm hanging up."

"Yates, wait."

before he could end the call. "Can you tell me how she

it out," Yates said, and the line

his phone as the dial tone hummed

him to figure it out

it

at home.

eyes widened. He quickly dialed

to check Mrs. Foster's bank statements—the card I used to

I'll get on it

Timothy paced anxiously, waiting.

Sheila was sprawled on her bed, scrolling through Twitter posts about Timothy feverishly promoting Jessica's film. She'd bitten her lower lip

had fallen

hadn't seen the film herself, but even from the trailers and clips circulating online, she could tell, as a professional, that this movie had the

succeeded, Jessica's name would be everywhere in

She had worked so hard, but all anyone cared about

projects she'd participated in had ever reached

completely outshone

ever have room for her

phone, Sheila

you help

phone rang. She hurried over and saw Herbert's name on

She picked up immediately.

film! Even at the early screenings, it's

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