Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 67

Was it really Sheila that Timothy wanted to marry back then?

To Timothy, she was just another tool.

She was his answer to the entire Lawson family.

When the Lawsons tried to keep him away from Sheila, Timothy turned around and married a mute woman-just to spite them.

Was that it?

Jessica couldn't be sure if her guess was right or not.

But deep down, she had always felt this was the truth.

Otherwise, how could someone like Timothy-a man so proud, so untouchable- ever want to marry her?

Jessica bit down hard, her jaw clenched tight.

That day, her old professor had invited her back to campus to interpret a speech

in sign language. She was happy to help her alma mater.

She'd heard the speaker was a highly successful businessman.

The school had students who were deaf, so they wanted to make sure everyone could participate.

Jessica arrived and was chatting with her professor when Timothy swept in, surrounded by a crowd.

stepped right up to her and said, "I want to

She was stunned.

standing in front of her, asking

imagined countless ways their paths could

she convinced herself of the simplest possibility: Timothy must have fallen for her at first

distant, she told herself

the answer to all the questions that

that only moved her-and no one else. To everyone else, she was nothing

A tool-through and through.

Jessica could barely breathe.

her throat. She hurried to the bathroom, leaned

porcelain, bright and

stomach twisted with

water, rinsed her mouth, and didn't

as if someone

pulling the covers up over

romantic love she'd dreamed of had turned out to

know how long she lay there before Mabel's voice roused

it's time for

back the

went wide

happened to your eyes?

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