Goodbye, Mr. Regret

"Jessy, listen to me, will you? I really think he's a good guy-rich, handsome. Why on earth would you want to divorce him? Wouldn't marrying him be a good thing?"

"If he's so great, why don't you marry him yourself?"

"I wish I could! But I'm a man, and not exactly young anymore. For you, as a young woman, marrying well could change your whole life. Be sensible, stop talking about divorce, alright?"

Of course, he was here to cozy up to her father. Absolutely shameless.

"If you still want to call me your daughter, you'd better not accept anything from him. Not so much as a cup of coffee."

"Jessy, listen to your old man-"

"Enough." Jessica Greene cut him off, her voice cool and sharp. "You really think he's being sincere? Can't you see the kind of man he is? If you get involved with him, he could sell you out and you wouldn't even know it until it was over."

"But I've already promised him."

"I'll take care of it. You just stay put and keep your nose clean-don't get into any more trouble and risk a longer sentence."

"Alright."

Hollis could only nod, resigned.

Jessica was right. Timothy Lawson looked every bit the calculating type.

If he really did end up getting chopped into pieces, it wouldn't be worth it. He was finally about to get out of prison-he wanted to live a few more years in peace.

After sorting things out with Hollis, Jessica left the visitation room.

Vince Zimmerman was waiting for her in the hallway.

"Vince, I need your help with something else."

father and asked Vince to intervene and help handle

nothing. I'll

know if you need any money. I

know once things are

get back to The Gilded Whisper Estates.

walked into the house, Timothy

over to him, her elegant face unreadable. "Timothy, stop wasting your time with these

was angry and calling his

wondered, if one day she called him "darling" in

Back when they were

him wild. If she ever did make a sound, he imagined it would be soft, broken sobs, pleading for him

thinking about it left him hot and restless; he loosened his tie without even realizing

three legs were braced,

to you. Did you even hear

her. The icy indifference on her innocent face only

you," he replied flatly,

out of

divorced yet. He's my father-in-law-I can't just let him rot in there. Whether you ask Vince to help or I do,

you still want to put on a

actually found

to never say a word. Now, at least, she was talking-it made her seem more

his voice soft and gentle, "there's only a little over twenty days left. Can't we just get through them

retort, but Timothy cut her off. "Please, I'm asking you. Just get through these next

how much is

you ever kept a

things like that

there was a parent-child event, if he wanted her there, she