Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 220

Jessica returned to her small apartment and, exhausted from staying up late the night before, went to bed early.

"No-ah-!"

No-please-

In her dream, her eyes reflected the searing glow of flames. The fire raged, painting everything red and orange.

Timothy was still inside.

She tried to call for help, using all her strength, but no sound would come out.

She struggled in the nightmare, frantic and powerless, watching Timothy run into the burning inferno.

It was so dangerous!

"No... no..."

Jessica jolted awake, drenched in cold sweat, her hair plastered to her forehead.

Even as she woke, the terror and worry from her dream clung to her.

On instinct, she reached for her throat. Just now, she could've sworn she'd made a sound!

throat still tingled as

widened

a single sound

now, in the

clutched at the blanket. Could it be

all these years of silence, she could

Was she still dreaming?

feeling of something rough and raw rising in her throat- was almost painfully

forcing an

faint vibration, the ghost of a voice, rasping from her

She stared, stunned.

made a

stopped allowing herself even

it her all, she could only manage the tiniest, scratchiest

a sharp, burning pain through her neck, as

herself a glass of warm

fingers clenched around the cup. Her voice was hoarse, barely

trembled, and for the first time in so long, she felt a surge of happiness so fierce it nearly drowned out

the raw sting in

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