Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Larkin's brow knitted in disbelief. "You're kidding, right? Timothy just

acknowledged you in front of everyone at my birthday party, and now you're talking about divorce?"

Jessica could only type out her response and show it to Larkin: "I've been asking him for a divorce for a while now."

Vince stepped in, trying to ease the tension. “Grandpa, Jessica hasn't had dinner yet. Why don't we eat first and talk afterward?"

Divorce wasn't a trivial matter, and it certainly couldn't be settled in a few words.

Larkin nodded. "Alright, let's eat first. We'll talk after dinner."

The Zimmerman family's feast was abundant, even if only the three of them sat at the table. With so few people, the meal didn't last long.

Afterwards, Larkin had the housekeeper bring out a platter of fresh fruit and laid it out on the coffee table in the living room. The three of them sat together as Larkin brewed a pot of tea and poured steaming cups for Jessica and Vince. Then, he took out a carefully wrapped package and handed it to Jessica.

I meant to give this to you at my birthday

never got the chance. Go on,

Inside were delicate silhouettes, paper cuttings with a smoky tint-her grandmother's handiwork, unmistakable from

gentle and warm.

Jessica nodded silently.

after your grandmother passed. They were among her keepsakes. From the look of it, they're some of her

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didn't do much with this style later on, so they're rare. You have real talent with paper cutting,

made up his mind about giving

to protest. She simply

turn to the matter of Jessica's divorce from

brief explanation: for seven years, she and Timothy had been married in name only-her presence in his life was optional at best. To keep the family together, she'd sacrificed so much, swallowing her príde and her words. No matter what she did, they always found

tried to keep quiet, tried to keep the peace. But when she finally brought up divorce, Timothy did everything he could to block her, and his influence was so great that no lawyer dared touch her case That alone made it clear to her