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.

matter how skilled he was,

no more

had planned to switch to contacts. He was tired of hiding behind a mask,

looked good in glasses, then glasses

still worried, asked if her throat injury would affect her ability

You've just arrived in Aetherion Mr. Smith won't rush you straight 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

to ask what had

against

he'd gone after The Wheeler Group, it

Little Mute, you

don't have

any of

at the helm-they won't

Jessica nodded.

pick up your medicine," Herbert

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