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?"

box of

Sallie pay. Besides, Sallie probably assumed

for you, and you can't even

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 your

the box into Sallie's arms and strode away without

"I know you're divorcing

stopped, her fingers flying over her phone as she asked, "What is it

coffee shop just up

stubborn streak. If she didn't let Sallie have her say, she'd just keep pestering her. Timothy was finally out of the picture, and now here was Sallie, clinging on-Jessica wondered if she'd

mall. After they'd ordered two coffees, Sallie reached into

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 and Timothy have both

the Lawson family, she

she was made of stone—no feelings, no ties. The Lawsons

gifts and money could buy

loved Timothy, if she hadn't spent all her time on