Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 572

Chapter 572

The walls she'd built around her heart-so solid for so long-collapsed in an instant.

She just couldn't bring herself to be ruthless, to turn her back on him, no matter what.

The nurse hadn't been especially attentive and hadn't bothered to wipe the dried blood from the corner of his mouth. It had caked into dark patches.

Jessica pulled a pack of wet wipes from her purse and gently dabbed at Timothy's lips, moving slowly and carefully. She had to let the blood soften before she could clean it away.

Maybe it was just who she was-her calm, steady presence seemed to quiet the entire room, settling the restless energy in the air and bringing a strange sense of peace.

No one else could have cared for Timothy this way. Anyone else would have fallen short.

Once she'd cleaned away every trace of blood, Jessica's voice was low and

don't, I'll never forgive you. When I left home, my son

The doctors had already let the family come in to see him, and now a nurse

all

arm around Jessica, helping

had seen the whole thing. The way Jessica and Timothy interacted-it was unmistakable. There was something between them, a connection that ran bone-deep. It left Herbert standing there, unable to work up the courage to go to Jessica's

let's go," he said

couldn't take you to the movie premiere tonight. And I've kept you here with

plenty of colleagues in the field. I'll talk to his attending physician, get his chart, and discuss his condition.

whispered, her eyes shining with

two go home-I'll go find the doctor. If anything comes up,

could barely walk. In the end, Vince knelt down and let her climb on his back so he could carry

do you ever feel like life is testing me?" she asked, her voice muffled against

makes you say

just a week away from finalizing the divorce then Henry gets diagnosed with aplastic anemia, and now this happens to Timothy. We were

divorce, Vince. That's