Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 558

He knew he was at fault for the way he and Jessica had been looking at each other.

But part of the problem was also that Jessica didn't want to see him spending time with Sheila.

Timothy hesitated for a moment before finally answering the call.

Some things needed to be said clearly to Sheila, once and for all.

"Timothy, I just heard Sallie on the phone, something about going back home for Henry's testing—what happened to Henry? I'm really worried."

His father had told him to call Sallie, but he hadn't gotten around to it yet.

But now Sheila already knew-clearly, the family had called Sallie before he had.

"From now on, I don't want you involved in Henry's affairs," Timothy said, his tone cold and measured.

Sheila felt an ache in her chest, tight and suffocating.

"So I can't even care about Henry anymore? He and I have always been close. Hearing you say that-it really hurts."

these years, he'd carried a sense of guilt

to marry him, their relationship had gone back to

that he assumed

never considered Jessica's feelings, never thought that, as a married man, he should keep a certain distance from

That was his mistake.

all, only his aunt in name-there was no

were a blood relative, Jessica

he never tried to

how the misunderstandings between them had quietly

she needed to understand that there could never be anything

we've been too close that Jessy's unhappy. When Henry started calling you 'mom' in public and Jessica found out, she was devastated.

Sheila froze.

thought Timothy would actually say something like this. It wasn't like him-he'd always been considerate of her feelings, the

he was being brutally

He really had changed.

in love with

I've told him to think of his mom's feelings, to treat her well. If you don't believe me, ask