Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 29

Seven years of marriage.

Could it really be because of that man last night?

Timothy's dark eyes seemed to deepen, almost swallowing the light.

He narrowed his gaze, jaw tight, and grabbed Jessica's chin, trying to force her to

speak.

Jessica's lips parted unwillingly.

"Are you trying to kill yourself?"

His voice was low, edged with a simmering anger he couldn't quite hide.

When Timothy caught a glimpse of her pale pink tongue, it was still bleeding.

Moving to the nightstand, he pulled out a few wet wipes and came back, carefully wiping the blood from her skin.

Blood was still trickling from the corner of her mouth.

His brow furrowed in frustration. He shoved the remaining wipes into her hand and, without another word, swept her into his arms.

They had barely stepped out of the master bedroom-crossing only a few paces -when Sheila appeared from the living room, a glass of water in hand. She stopped short, staring at them.

of bruises along her neck, and her robe

concern coloring her tone. "What

We'll talk

loosened; it crashed to the floor, shattering in a spray of

so

at the mouth... that

delicate one, turned out to be wild in bed. No wonder

her lip, just imagine what he was like in other

connection as his aunt by marriage, would she ever have landed

Jessica

cleaned her up, stopped

hot food and stick

tended, Timothy led Jessica back

he shut the door, he shot her a cold look. "You made such a scene, forcing me to come and get you myself. And now you act all innocent, like some untouchable

understand a word

her hands, forming the words slowly

to freeze for

in broad daylight,

Patience?

tolerating whom,

lover home, and he

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