Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Thankfully, he hadn't held her too tightly.

Jessica quickly turned away, dodging his attempt to kiss her again.

Her fingers were still trembling.

Before she could react, Timothy pressed her down onto the bed, his knees bent and elbows braced on either side of her, completely enclosing Jessica beneath

him.

The heat in his gaze made his intentions unmistakably clear.

Jessica felt utterly helpless.

It wasn't that she didn't want to resist.

She had tried to fight him off many times, but it was always pointless.

wasn't strong

lock of hair from her forehead, his voice low and soft. "Shaking

always seemed so much more unashamed, so much more at ease with these things than

his eyes narrowing with a faint, teasing smile. "Go wash up first. So, is it you

to escape him. She quickly raised her hand,

press her. He rolled onto his side without argument, and Jessica shot out of bed, hurrying to the wardrobe

to linger here, but she needed to find a way to

all, they were getting divorced. She wasn't about to let him seduce

could use that as leverage to discuss the divorce, something else had happened. She never did find out what underhanded method Timothy had used to get Ines to come to him for help. Meanwhile, Jessica's cancer diagnosis forced her to turn down Ines's invitation, and just like that, Sheila became Ines's student. This time, she needed

bathroom, she draped her pajamas over her

hit some kind of wall in her design

everything to her, and Jessica knew she'd keep working in the animation industry. A mentor always needed someone who could carry

herself, Jessica was willing to give

was talented. If it had been anyone else, Jessica would have shared her knowledge just as generously, as long as they were willing

it was Sheila that Jessica felt so much resistance, but if it meant she could finally