Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 146

"Jessica, I saw your son with Sheila at the playground this morning. I went out of

my way to tell you, and this is how you react?"

Sallie's temper was notorious-she and Timothy were siblings, but their personalities couldn't have been more different.

Jessica's grip tightened on the taxi door handle.

She hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind and yanked the door open.

Sliding into the back seat, she managed a resigned little smile.

"A family day at the park," they'd said. What a lie.

The real family of three was them, not her.

Thank God she hadn't gone to watch herself be humiliated.

Sallie was so angry she looked about ready to explode. Jessica was just ignoring her!

Her son was practically being stolen away, and she didn't even care.

No wonder Henry's heart was full of Sheila.

Jessica only had herself to blame-no backbone at all.

It was enough to make Sallie furious.

She slammed on her sunglasses and stalked off.

the taxi, the driver glanced back

a moment, Jessica realized she had no idea where she could even

where she ran, if Timothy wanted to find her, it would

angry today; he probably wouldn't bother

out her phone, typed a quick message, and showed the driver:

barely left the neighborhood when he spun the steering

where Jessica had fallen was already

into the driveway, parked, and

he was met by Mabel,

looking

together. "It's

nodded and disappeared

she hadn't

headed for his study, pulled open

stack

chair, sat

swept across the

Irreconcilable differences...

the marriage with

were like a

drag, then crushed the cigarette into the

the divorce papers into

His phone rang.

It was Henry.

where are you? Aren't you

"I'll be there soon."

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