Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 10

"Sir, I've tried messaging Mrs. Lawson but she hasn't replied. I called her phone- she's getting the calls, but no one's picking up. She's been missing for 24 hours now. Should I call the police?"

Mabel's voice trembled with concern.

She still hadn't come home...

"Mr. Lawson, the meeting's about to start," Secretary Allen reminded him quietly from the side.

Timothy barely looked up as he replied into the phone, "She's only been gone a day. No need to make a fuss."

"Sir, I'm not overreacting. It's just that Mrs. Lawson has never been away from home for this long before."

Standing, Timothy gathered his meeting files with one hand, his tone casual. "Henry is home. Where else could she possibly go? She'll be back soon enough."

With that, Timothy hung up the phone.

"Sir-"

The call ended abruptly, leaving Mabel staring helplessly at her phone, the dial tone echoing her worry.

At noon, Sheila had lunch delivered from The Silverthread Eatery, making a special trip to drop it off at Henry's school.

The security guard informed Henry's teacher, saying his mother was here to bring him lunch.

mom had

her cooking and sprinted out of the classroom, eager

neared the school gates, a thought struck him if the guard saw his mother and realized she couldn't speak,

his excitement for his

his mom had a voice as gentle as Miss Sheila's how wonderful that would

turned, ready to head back to

him and

Mrs. Lawson; the

gates and spotted Henry right away.

bright, warm smile, approaching with a lightness in

Henry looked up. He was about to call out "Miss Sheila," but hesitated he didn't want anyone

run to her side, whispering,

this morning. I felt bad, so

his

the lunchbox, Henry asked tentatively, "Miss Sheila, will you bring me

and the day after," she replied with a gentle smile, "but not

"Why not?"

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