Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 41

Long, slender fingers danced across the keyboard. After a moment, he handed her the phone.

"Give it a try. This ring can speak too."

Jessica glanced at the screen. It was the same app Herbert had helped her download that night.

She froze, caught off guard.

Timothy pressed the phone into her hand, then bent down to gather up the fabric

on the table, stuffing it into his suitcase.

She stood abruptly and placed her hand firmly over his, stopping him.

With careful, practiced gestures, she signed, *I'm not going back.*

Timothy's face darkened at once, a flash of anger in his eyes. "I came all this way

to bring you home myself. What more do you want?"

The words had barely left his lips when his phone rang.

of his suit pocket, he saw Sheila's name on

answered immediately.

physician. Am I speaking to Timothy?" The voice on the other

together. "What happened to

of blood. The last unit you arranged wasn't

I'll take care

and quickly dialed another number as he strode for

click of the door jarred Jessica from her thoughts.

and placed it in the velvet

bitter smile tugged at her

one fleeting second, she'd almost believed he was sincere. She'd almost convinced herself that he bought her the voice-emitting ring because it bothered him

her head, pulling the fabric from the suitcase and hunching over

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for the blood to be delivered as he sped through the city. By the

for her hand, his voice soft with concern. "How did

was just going to the bathroom and slipped. Timothy, I'm so useless. I keep causing you

brimmed with

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