Goodbye, Mr. Regret

"Vince."

Left with no other choice, Phelps called out for Vince. But Vince didn't answer either he simply walked away with Jessica.

Everything was upside down now. Sallie was furious. She stormed after them.

Jessica and Vince had just reached the car when Timothy's sedan pulled up and parked right beside theirs. He got out slowly, leaning on a cane.

Jessica shot Timothy a cold glance and opened the car door.

"Jess." Timothy pressed his hand against the door, keeping it closed. "Come home, just this once. If you're worried, Vince can come with you."

His voice was low and rough, with a hint of pleading. These days, he'd become nothing more than a man waiting for his wife to come home.

Vince stepped forward. "Timothy, after what you did today, there's no going back. Don't you see that?"

Sallie, watching Timothy's defeated posture, remembered the promise she'd made to treat Jessica better for his sake. But seeing her brother hurt like this- she just couldn't stand it.

She marched over and slapped Vince hard across the face.

Jessica's eyes widened in shock. She instinctively jumped between them.

Trying to spare Timothy's feelings, Sallie simply pulled Jessica aside and fixed Vince with a glare.

"You shameless creep! Jessica isn't even divorced from Timothy yet. You're thirty, aren't you? Don't you know you don't mess around with your friend's wife?"

back

was only making things

looked at Timothy, her expression full of pain. "I

out and saw the scene unfolding. They looked ready to intervene, but Sheila held them back.

Abell could only sigh in

to blame, it's me. Take Grandma

called out anxiously,

hardened. "I

if I

Red marks stood out on Vince's

There's nothing between me

stood

she dare treat

not just her-your whole family, even Henry. In a marriage, a woman's place depends on her husband's support. I was foolish to think my patience would ever earn your respect. Now tell me, what's left for me to hold on to in

handle this. Trust me,

*"Too late."*

brisk, without a trace of longing. *"I'm going to the police station. Move

her too many times. She

Timothy called

a folder in hand, and passed it to Timothy. "Divorce

distance, Sheila let out a deep breath of relief

"You can go to the police if

always known this, which was why she hadn't reported him