Chapter 591

Herbert gazed at Jessica, his expression uncertain. Was she only thanking him because she wanted to reconcile with Timothy?

"Jess, I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Can you explain it a little more?" he asked gently.

Jessica looked down, her voice soft but steady. "What I mean is, I'm about to divorce him. If I suddenly owed him my life, and something happened to him, I'd feel trapped by that debt. Now that he's safe, I can leave him with a clear conscience."

She patiently laid her feelings bare.

"So you're really set on divorcing him?" Herbert asked.

She nodded. "Yes, I've made up my mind. I don't want to waste another seven years, Herbert..."

This morning, he'd been busy saving Timothy. She hadn't even found a moment to talk to him properly.

She had given seven years of her life to Timothy. She knew too well what it meant to pin all your hopes on someone for that long.

had sacrificed seven years for Timothy. Herbert, too, had spent seven years—for

and her nose turned pink. "You're such a fool. I never realized there could be someone in

up yourself...

you wanted to be a police officer when you grew up. To fight for justice, protect

did you give up on your

are you so, so

who've lived it can

became his wife, bore his child,

wanted to keep his

those childhood essays about dreams were just made up to get through the assignment..." Herbert murmured, his gaze faltering under Jessica's clear, searching

if he didn't tell the truth, he'd regret it for the rest of his life. "Alright,

took a breath. "Because you wanted to speak, I became a

town, my dream changed. I wanted to be a doctor, because only by becoming

tears slipped down, silent and

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