Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Jessica ignored Sallie and asked the clerk to help pack up her purchase and ring

her up.

As she reached for her wallet, Sallie had already fished out her credit card. "Let me get this for her," she said.

Jessica pressed down on Sallie's hand, shaking her head. Sallie just raised an eyebrow. "I'm your sister. What's the big deal if I pay for you?"

After running into Jessica today, Sallie wanted to take the chance to ease the tension between them and offer an apology. Timothy didn't want a divorce, and as his sister, she couldn't just sit on the sidelines and watch things fall apart.

Besides, Jessica was her sister-in-law; they were family. Apologizing wasn't that hard.

Jessica, at a loss for words, couldn't stop her. Sallie quickly paid for everything.

Once the transaction was finished, the clerk handed the neatly wrapped cufflinks to Jessica.

Sallie glanced at her. "Want to grab a coffee?"

of answering, Jessica handed the box of

no way she'd let Sallie pay. Besides, Sallie probably assumed the gift was for

and you can't even have

are about to get divorced. We were never close before, and now there's even less reason to be. I'll skip the coffee. Here

and strode away without

"I know you're divorcing

flying over her phone as she

a coffee shop just up ahead. Let's sit down

just keep pestering her. Timothy was finally out of the picture, and now here was Sallie, clinging on-Jessica

reached into her bag and pulled out a

I bought this necklace earlier as a peace offering. We're family-there's no need to keep fighting like

Lawson family, she

of stone—no feelings, no ties. The Lawsons seemed

and money could buy her loyalty,

spent all her time on the family, would she