Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 63

A few minutes later, Jessica heard the sound of Henry leaving with Secretary Allen.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to dispel the heaviness pressing against her chest.

Mabel stood in the doorway of the master bedroom, raising her hand several times as if to knock and offer Jessica some comfort, but in the end, she let her hand fall.

It seemed that nothing she could say would make a difference.

The next morning, Jessica set out with her finished piece and headed to a framing shop.

After picking out a frame, she pulled her artwork from her tote and typed a message on her phone, asking the owner to mount it for her.

When the shop owner saw Jessica's work, his eyes widened in disbelief. "Wait-

this is made out of paper?"

Jessica smiled and nodded.

"You did this yourself?"

She nodded again.

is incredible. I've never seen

a medieval lady-her flowing gown and delicate features rendered in intricate layers. The Wheelers' home, after all, was

it was almost hard to believe Jessica had fashioned it from paper-the likeness was so vivid, it seemed the lady's eyes might blink if you looked

this piece for sale? I have a client who's a devotee of Renaissance art and traditional crafts. Even though you just made this,

wasn't just any family; Jessica couldn't risk picking a mediocre frame for them. She'd chosen this shop precisely because it was one of the most exclusive

typed her reply: This one

taken with her work, pressed

would love to commission a piece for

Jessica nodded in agreement.

exchanged

was fairly large. When it was time to

owner to help her

happy

van to

saw the artwork Jessica brought, she was

this really made from

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