Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 78

"That's right. I haven't seen her, so I'm not sure what's happened. She spent the afternoon in the study—I didn't see her come out at all." Timothy glanced around the study, his eyes shadowed with concern.

Ines was still here, and as host, he couldn't afford to neglect his guest.

Jessica's situation could wait.

He told Mabel to search the house and then went to invite Ines to dinner.

Ines took the seat opposite him at the table. Timothy's sharp features were set in an unreadable expression as he looked over the dishes. He recognized them instantly-takeout from The Silverthread Eatery.

"Mr. Lawson, is your wife not home?" Ines asked, her tone gentle.

Timothy lifted his gaze. "She's usually here. Perhaps she stepped out for a walk."

He'd had the staff keep an eye on things; she wasn't likely to have left the property. Most likely, she was somewhere in the house and Mabel would find her

soon.

"Maybe you should call her? Invite her down to join us?" Ines suggested.

"Of course."

hadn't unblocked him. That afternoon, he'd resorted to texting her using

been at odds

see evidence of marital discord. He

rarely out, often forgets to charge it.

it be inappropriate not to wait for her?" Ines hesitated, sensing something was

She'll join us later. If we wait

had inherited

been married for seven years. Henry was six-born soon after the wedding. That suggested

protected his

that she wasn't good enough for Timothy. He must have cared

read too much into things. Perhaps Timothy simply knew Jessica's routines

let's eat while

room in the house, but there was no sign of Jessica. As

that worried about finding Mrs.

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