Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 42

Mabel smiled warmly. "Ma'am, couples fight now and then, but it always blows over. Why not use this chance to let Mr. Reed save face? You two can move on and get things back to normal."

Last night, Timothy had rushed out as soon as he got that call about Sheila. He hadn't come home at all.

Ha.

He really knew how to play his cards. First, he'd taken her to a hotel to give her that ring. Then he'd run off to spend the night with Sheila. Was he trying to keep his wife at home while having someone else on the side?

Jessica pushed those thoughts away, pulled the velvet ring box from her purse, and began typing a message on her phone.

"Mabel, can you pass this along to Timothy for me?"

Mabel's eyelids fluttered in surprise. Jessica pressed the box into her hand, turned, and strode off without another word.

"Ma'am? Ma'am" Mabel called after her, but Jessica was already out the door.

Mabel muttered to herself, "What's going on? Didn't Mr. Reed manage to make things right with her?"

glanced down at the ring box in her hand, then set it carefully on the living room cabinet. She might be the

Henry from school.

over.

frowned. "Where's my

had something to

hadn't eaten well.

took his backpack, and Henry, grumbling, walked straight into the living room and grabbed the TV remote.

picked it up just as Mabel came back in. "Henry, that's for your dad. Your mom asked me to give it to him,

mom wants Dad to

Mabel nodded.

Henry flipped

the huge diamond ring inside and her expression darkened a little. Why go to all this trouble? Mr. Reed

went into the kitchen to start

It was the one his dad had bought for his mom at the auction. Now she was returning it—what was she

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