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, hope

pushing the door

the floor-to-ceiling windows-the

waited

understand," he said

server left,

to stop himself from glancing behind Vince, listening

But Vince was alone.

"She wouldn't come?"

go," Vince said

for an evening she would never see, his

this too

didn't want it

to understand, even if he didn't want to admit

he

picked up the bouquet he'd left on the empty chair and handed it to Vince. Give this to her for me. Tell her tomorrow at nine, I'll meet her outside

made up your

said,

He hadn't, not really.

didn't want

she wanted, he'd go through with

it on. Come on, let's head

side by side,

parking to

ou and made their

garage. ContentVenet

waiting

on, get in. Try to get some

Vince," Timothy

turned and walked to his car, his

to shake the

he got home, Jessica was

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