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?"

handed the box of cufflinks right back

Besides, Sallie probably assumed the gift was for Timothy, which would only spark

and you can't even have a coffee with

her phone and typed a message: "Timothy and I 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 are

box into Sallie's arms and strode away without

hurried after her. "I know you're divorcing Timothy,

phone as she asked, "What

coffee shop just up

she didn't let Sallie have her say, she'd just keep pestering her. Timothy was finally out of the picture, and now here

mall. After they'd ordered two coffees, Sallie reached into her bag and pulled out a velvet jewelry box, setting it

always treated you well. I bought this necklace earlier as a peace offering. We're family-there's no need to keep fighting like this. Look at the mess at home: you

almost laughed. In the Lawson family, she

as if she was made of stone—no feelings,

gifts and money could buy her loyalty, could

on the family, would she really be unable