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.

suit pocket, he saw Sheila's name on

answered immediately.

to Timothy?" The voice

together. "What

blood. The last unit you arranged wasn't enough. Could

understand. I'll take care of it right

and quickly dialed another number as he strode for the door. Moments later, the door closed behind him, shutting Jessica out

sharp click of the door jarred Jessica from her thoughts. She looked down at

in the velvet box Timothy

smile tugged at her lips. How

the first time, Timothy had spoken to her almost gently. For 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 to

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

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be delivered as he sped through the city. By the time he reached the

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

and slipped. Timothy, I'm so useless. I keep causing you

brimmed

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