Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Jessica found the whole thing laughable.

Everything was out in the open-who needed his explanations anymore?

A flicker of relief crossed her mind, thinking back to the day he ordered that cake for her, nearly coaxing her into giving him another chance.

Yet, he and Henry had doused her with a double shot of cold reality, snuffing out the last spark of hope she still held for their marriage.

The man standing before her-such a hypocrite.

His feelings for Sheila were already impossible to hide, yet he still pretended to be so serious, so righteous.

Did he really take her for a fool?

Jessica pressed her lips together, raising a hand to answer, "I have nothing to ask you. Let's skip the pleasantries and get to the point I'm busy and don't have time for this back-and-forth."

Timothy was still smoking, eyes shadowed and unreadable through the swirling haze.

With a cool detachment, he finally spoke. "Even if I explained, you wouldn't listen. So, you want a divorce, and somehow that's my fault? Is that what you're saying?"

She almost laughed.

The way his mind worked was truly something else.

"Think whatever you want." Jessica's gestures were impatient, sharp. "If you're not here to discuss the divorce, I'll have my lawyer handle it with you."

Timothy's gaze narrowed.

was meddling now,

had her

more people seemed invested

eyes lingered on

She really was beautiful.

flower

was show her face outside, and she'd attract a

God she was still

isn't as simple as you think. Haven't you wondered why

of smoke, his voice steady. "Do you really believe he's helping you just because your grandmother was his grandfather's first love?" Jessica's

All right, fine, let's not talk

time he tried to explain things with Sheila, he'd

misunderstanding with Sheila to demand a divorce, she must still care on some

reason he was willing

nothing to discuss between us-except the divorce."

Timothy said, crushing his cigarette into the ashtray. "From the moment I walked up to you seven years ago and

moment was one Jessica would never

like something

so long had suddenly approached her, gentle but resolute, telling her he'd fallen