Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 81

Including today, she'd come to Jessica's house.

But Jessica hadn't shown up.

Ines could pretty much guess what that meant.

Jessica didn't need a career.

A man like Timothy and their son that was Jessica's whole world now.

Ines knew she had to stop hoping Jessica would ever return to the animation industry.

Timothy personally walked Ines to her car, waiting until she'd driven off before heading back into the house.

Ines noticed every detail from the car window.

He really was a good man.

As long as Jessica was happy, that was enough.

Once Timothy saw Ines off, Mabel approached him. "Sir, I couldn't find Mrs. Bennett anywhere."

No sooner had Mabel spoken than Timothy spotted Jessica.

His gaze, low and weary, fixed on her.

toward him, looking lost, almost

followed Timothy's line of sight and, seeing Jessica, quietly

lifted her tear-bright eyes

together. His voice was deep and

dropped her

Timothy followed her instinctively.

on numbness, Jessica pulled a stack of papers from a drawer—already signed divorce papers-and handed them to

grew even colder as he stared at the bold letters

this all a little

down, her hands forming the words with firm, practiced

enough

heart, which had once loved him so much she'd forgiven everything, had finally

His tone was cool, almost bored. "Give me one good reason. Tell me why

signed her answer to him

his tall frame almost looming over her, voice softening as if he could soothe her anger. "Didn't I explain everything to you?

brush her

step

hand froze in midair, fingers clenching before he let it drop. Then

closing the

she was backed against

waist, lifting her effortlessly to sit on the

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