Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 237

Whenever Timothy returned from a business trip, he would make sure to please Jessica in bed, giving her the best experience he could offer.

As for why he never brought her to meet anyone from the outside world he had his reasons.

Aside from not spending much time with her, Timothy fulfilled every other obligation a husband should. In his eyes, their marriage was perfectly satisfactory.

She played the part of a dutiful wife, and he believed that was enough-for both of them.

But when had it started? When did she become so dissatisfied with their marriage, with him?

Timothy's gentle, earnest questions nearly brought Jessica to tears.

He wasn't blind to her sadness.

He saw it-of course he did.

But he had always chosen to ignore it.

With her hand still held tightly in Timothy's, Jessica couldn't bring herself to

answer.

Timothy lowered his voice, coaxing her softly, "This is my first time being a husband. If I've failed you in any way, just tell me and I'll change. Isn't that enough?"

He was rarely this patient.

so despondent was

eyes carved out a hollow space

want him

knew all too well-letting go of deep love was

to keep loving him. She didn't want

time to rip out the tangled roots of her feelings, to tear away the love

there

be a part of their lives. There was no escaping

never match Timothy's status or

they were both equal citizens, bound together by law, each holding the same

couldn't accept that her husband

could there be

then, Timothy's phone

hand, stood up, and with practiced grace, reached inside his suit jacket

was a

"Hello, Ines."

when she heard the

calling Jessica earlier, but her phone's been off all

home, but

she looked up at him

"Um... could you let her take the call? I need to talk to

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