Goodbye, Mr. Regret

The news was everywhere—no matter where you looked, it was all anyone could talk about.

Timothy and Henry had been spotted out together, and while the world knew Timothy was married, no one had ever figured out who Mrs. Lawson really was.

So when the paparazzi finally managed to snap a major scoop, they wasted no time blasting it across every platform, hungry for clicks and attention.

Timothy was a giant in the business world, always at the center of public conversation.

But when it came to his private life, he was a fortress-no scandals, no gossip, nothing for the tabloids to sink their teeth into.

Everyone was dying to know: what kind of woman would a man like Timothy marry?

Unfortunately, the woman in the photo was mostly blocked by Timothy's tall frame, and the camera had only managed to capture the side of her face—just a glimpse of sleek, jet-black hair.

But even from that, the polished look of her hair alone set off a wildfire of speculation. People were convinced she had to be the heiress of some powerful family.

Jessica hadn't wanted to see or hear anything more about Timothy. But the moment she unlocked her phone, news about him was everywhere she looked.

Maybe the rest of the world didn't recognize the woman beside Timothy, but Jessica knew instantly-it was Sheila.

Nine hundred and ninety million.

Flameheart...

And Henry, personally crowning Sheila with the family's tiara.

All those memories jabbed at Jessica's throat like thorns.

Legend had it that, during the Renaissance, a prince from a dying royal house had fallen

jewel; it was a symbol of forbidden love. Timothy had

really

grave both times, urging her to

about them and didn't

the Lawson family: when Timothy's mother was pregnant with him, she'd

cancer.

to Timothy, she'd refused

born,

his forbidden

in the Lawson family ever spoke of Timothy's birth

even know

his mother's side of the

if Sheila was

was certain of one thing: Timothy

her with a fiery,

pressed her lips together. She'd been planning to file for divorce,

now, with a cancer diagnosis hanging over her, she only had half a

Timothy would be

she decided-she would see it through. She didn't want

make a trip to Riverside City and talk

next comic convention was

the trending news online, she rushed straight to