Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 79

That's how reciprocity works.

Ines wasn't the type to refuse easily, so she agreed.

Timothy stood up and said, "Please, come with me."

Jessica, unable to leave the villa and uninterested in meeting Timothy's guest, made her way down to the basement.

The basement housed the collection room.

Inside, Timothy's precious treasures were displayed-rare items he'd collected over the years.

Jessica rarely came down here, but the place was always spotless. She only checked in during the damp season to make sure nothing was getting musty; she never paid much attention to the objects themselves.

Her heart and mind were filled with thoughts of Timothy-these items were just his trappings, things that added to his aura.

She didn't want them, nor did she envy them.

The only thing she wanted-greedily, desperately was for Timothy to love her.

With nothing else to do, she wandered among the displays, letting her eyes linger on the items.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps.

was unmistakably

And another set-his guest.

at home, Jessica always tried to stay out of sight. She'd heard

would bring things to sell to Timothy

a small storage

led Ines into

moment Ines stepped in, she was visibly

Timothy Lawson was a man of impressive means,

filled with treasures displayed with exquisite taste-paintings, antiques, gold and silver jewelry, artisan crafts-

feel free to pick

widened

guest today was

she'd

in after getting married, Jessica knew she wouldn't be able

Many people would love to work with you-and now I see your

hard it hurt, her eyes filling

was, besides her grandmother, the person who'd always

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