Chapter 599

Timothy asked Secretary Allen to take Henry back to the hospital.

He stayed behind, still sitting alone in the private dining room.

Outside, the fireworks show continued, bursting in brilliant colors against the night

sky.

But the person he hoped would watch with him never arrived.

Before he knew it, it was nine o'clock.

Timothy had never felt time drag so painfully.

So this is what waiting feels like.

She had waited for him to come home-for seven years.

Days upon days, all blending into this same ache.

His heart tightened with guilt.

No wonder she wanted a divorce.

She simply couldn't bear the endless waiting anymore.

Timothy closed his eyes and pressed his fingers to his brow.

Ten o'clock.

Eleven o'clock.

Midnight was approaching.

Knock, knock, knock.

A rapping at the door.

Was it her?

jumped to his feet,

server, pushing the door open. "Sir, we're

the floor-to-ceiling windows-the fireworks had

he waited

he said

the server left, Vince

from glancing behind Vince, listening

But Vince was alone.

"She wouldn't come?"

Vince said

an evening she would never see,

this

want it

shrewd enough to understand, even if

know what he was still

Vince. Give this to her for me. Tell her tomorrow at nine, I'll meet her

made up your

Timothy said, voice

He hadn't, not really.

didn't want

give her what she wanted,

pass it on. Come on, let's head out

walked side by side, got into

parking to

ou and made their

garage. ContentVenet

waiting

Try to get some

Vince," Timothy said

and walked to his

him leave, unable to shake the strange

home, Jessica

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