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."

and asked Vince to intervene and help handle

nothing. I'll take care of

me know if you need any money. I can't let you pay for my

I'll let you know once things

to get back to The Gilded Whisper Estates. Vince drove her home and left soon

the house, Timothy was already

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

voice was low and melodic, even when she was angry and calling his

wondered, if one day she called him "darling" in that same tone,

Back when they were

the corners of her eyes, it always drove him wild. If she ever did make a sound, he imagined it would be soft,

him hot and restless; he loosened his tie without

three legs were braced, though

you. Did

icy indifference on her innocent face only made her more

heard you," he replied flatly, as

out of my father's

divorced yet. He's my father-in-law-I can't just let him rot in there. Whether you ask

a time like this, you still want to put on a show? Don't you think

actually found it

Now, at least, she was talking-it made

voice soft and gentle, "there's only a little over

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

is your

you ever

say things like that with a straight

parent-child event, if he wanted