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

them for Herbert-there was no way she'd let Sallie pay. Besides, Sallie probably assumed the gift was for Timothy, which

frowned. "I paid for you, and you

We were never close before,

shoved the box into Sallie's arms and strode away

divorcing Timothy, but you're

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

up ahead. Let's sit

her. Timothy was finally out of the picture, and now here was Sallie, clinging on-Jessica wondered if she'd ever

After they'd ordered two coffees, Sallie reached into her bag and pulled out a velvet jewelry

tone softened, almost apologetic. "know I haven't 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

Lawson family, she really did

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

could buy her loyalty,

on the family, would she really be unable to buy