Goodbye, Mr. Regret

She was already one of the top talents in her field.

If Jessica returned to the scene now, and with Ines paving the way and mentoring her... in the future-

No. She couldn't let herself lose.

Timothy's heart was slipping further and further away, stolen by Jessica.

Her hard-won career-she couldn't let Jessica beat her again.

Timothy had practically dragged Jessica back to his room, pressing her against the door as he locked it behind them.

"You still haven't answered my question," he said, his voice low.

He was so close, she could feel his breath on her cheek.

She shoved him away, annoyance flashing in her eyes as she signed furiously, *"And what if I do? When have you ever respected my choices?"*

Jessica's expression was full of stubborn defiance.

soft, humorless laugh. "So this is the real you, huh? All that meekness before it was just an act? You kept

"Tell

hear from anyone else. He wanted to hear it from

her words dry up. What could she possibly want?

what had he given her in

of his coldness and indifference, everyone in the Lawson family believed she wasn't good enough for him. Even her own son, after nine months of carrying him, was beginning to

marriage, she hadn't found the love she'd hoped for. Instead, she'd ended up

her the chance. And maybe that was just as well. Even if she did, he probably

nothing left she wanted to fight

she signed, *"I know you want Ines to take Sheila on as her apprentice. Don't worry, I won't

dull, her face the

in his

if he and Jessica spoke different languages; every time he tried to reach out, she refused

don't want to work?" he asked, his

gifted, and Ines saw her potential. Timothy had been in the dark, but now that he

Jessica was living with a disability; she needed to prove