Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Their table occupied the best spot in the entire hall-a vantage point with a perfect view of everything.

It wasn't just Timothy who noticed Jessica; the moment Sheila glanced up, she saw her too.

Almost immediately, Sheila's gaze shifted to Timothy.

Timothy was staring intently at the entrance, his eyes locked on Jessica.

"Timothy, is Jessica here for you? I tried to wave her over, but she didn't seem to notice us."

"Sheila," Timothy's deep, cold eyes flickered as he finally looked away. Cigarette smoke curled between his fingers, and the way he sat―elegant, composed-only made him more dangerously attractive in the low light. "Leave her be."

Sheila stared at him in disbelief.

Kane glanced at Sheila, then at Timothy, picking up on the tension.

Yates was watching them too, curiosity piqued.

Kane couldn't hold back any longer; with his trademark roguish grin, he drawled, "So, who's this Jessica you're all talking about? Where is she?"

more surprised. "You don't know

Some icy queen? Never heard of her.

Timothy. Yet in all these years, he'd never heard of a woman named Jessica

shrugged; he hadn't

At first, Kane and Yates were curious-they'd asked about her, tried to arrange introductions.

rebellious stunt after not being able to marry Sheila-a way to spite

that changed the day Phelps publicly revealed Timothy and Jessica's marriage certificate, causing a media frenzy that cornered Timothy and Sheila

way back from that chaos, Timothy had already ordered Secretary Allen to clean up

truth; others remained

the way Kane and Yates were reacting now, it was clear they hadn't

been your closest friends since childhood. You never told

and Yates both

one's Jessica? Point her out-I want to see what kind

his neck, scanning the

But now that she was suddenly here, their