Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 90

Sheila stepped into the room.

She walked over to the bedside, her expression etched with worry as she glanced at Henry. "Jessica, is Henry alright?"

Jessica knew Sheila could read sign language, so she skipped typing on her phone and signed directly.

"It's appendicitis, but he's okay now. The surgery's done."

"How did he get appendicitis all of a sudden?"

Jessica shook her head.

Sheila's face softened with sympathy. "Poor thing, must have been so painful for him."

Sheila pulled up a chair and sat down next to Jessica.

Jessica frowned, her mind drifting.

Timothy had suddenly started doting on her, buying her cake, acting unusually close, and upending one of her long-held suspicions.

Because she loved him so much, she was utterly defenseless against his gentleness.

her heart

never acted like aunt and nephew. That strange lack

all, both Phelps and Sallie had

showing up uninvited, Jessica's

felt like a constant reminder of everything

ask Sheila outright—just to get

before her, in both words and actions, she'd seemed to be on Jessica's

Sheila ever admit it? And if word got back to Timothy, it would only make things worse-he

herself on being above such

inside, desperate

it down and sat quietly, not

broke

up all night-why don't you go home and get

just got off a long flight

who gave him the injection was his classmate's mother. He asked me to pretend to

didn't finish, but

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