Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 345

She must have fought back with everything she had-so fiercely, so desperately, that her voice was damaged all over again, the strain turning into a fresh infection. And yet, when he saw her, she just smiled at him, gentle as always.

She swallowed all her pain in silence, bearing it alone.

Herbert felt like he was about to lose his mind.

Thud, thud, thud-

A knock sounded at the door.

Herbert quickly took off his glasses, turned on the faucet, and splashed water onto his tear-stained face. After drying off, he stepped out.

Jessica was waiting just outside the bathroom, her hands fluttering in anxious sign language: "You were in there for so long-I thought something happened to you."

She fixed her gaze on his eyes, pausing in surprise. "Why are your eyes so red?" He could wash away the tears, but not the redness.

He forced a faint smile. "I was trying out contact lenses. Guess I'm not used to them-my eyes got irritated."

"Then don't wear contacts," Jessica replied, smiling back. "I think you look handsome in glasses anyway."

The glasses suited him. They softened the edge he'd carried as a teenager, transforming his whole presence into something calmer, more approachable.

And that, Jessica had always hoped for.

skilled he was, he always ended

more contacts,” Herbert

of hiding behind a mask, tired

good in glasses, then glasses it would

Jessica, still worried, asked if her throat injury

into work Tomorrow, I'll schedule you for a minor procedure. After that, you'll need a little time to recover, but once your throat heals, you can start rehab right away. That

to ask what had happened after

Timothy retaliated against The

it would have cost him dearly. Now that you're back with

Mute,

don't have

worry about any of this.

brother are still at the helm-they won't let anything happen to The Wheeler

Jessica nodded.

you to pick up your medicine," Herbert

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