Goodbye, Mr. Regret

She'd been tricked into this cage.

If she'd known, back then, why he really wanted to marry her-

No matter how much she loved him, she would never have agreed.

She would have fought her way out, no matter what.

"I don't want anyone else."

Jessica's gestures were firm, her expression steeled. "That's your problem, not mine. You heard Vince just now-he said he'd go look for his sister himself. Don't think you can threaten me with that. You know perfectly well what you did to me that night. For the sake of our son, I don't want him to be shamed by all this. But if you push me, I'll take you down with me. I have nothing left to lose."

Timothy had never seen her like this before.

She was always gentle, always smiling softly, her manners impeccable.

So when she first asked for a divorce, he thought she was just making a scene.

He never imagined it would come to this.

Some things, deep down in a person's bones, never change.

As a child, she'd always been obedient, mild-mannered, willing to yield on most things.

But when it truly mattered, she stood her ground.

Like that time in preschool, when a little girl from an ordinary family was being bullied by a rich boy. Jessica saw it happen and insisted the boy apologize. She wouldn't back down.

No compromise.

“The hearing is tomorrow. If you don't show up, I'll call the police."

Her hands dropped. She turned on her heel and walked away, her posture resolute, not a hint of hesitation in her stride.

see her come out so quickly. "He didn't give you a

nodded, then typed a message on her phone: "He still refuses to tell me where your

okay. He's just trying to force you to go back. Once he's out of options, he'll talk to me. We won't fall for his tricks. Don't

to comfort Jessica, but he

the Zimmerman house, Jessica video-called

to

family, with so many new people and situations around her, being unable

not at

the room behind

I'm

was returning,

hadn't asked her exactly when, assuming she'd let

seeing her back home, Herbert was suddenly struck by the thought that maybe Jessica trusted Vince more

back for

nodded, then signed, "I think I

"Really?"

recovery to be so

got emotional. I

her hands and, slowly and carefully,

slow, the pronunciation a little off, her voice strained, but there were no

you won't even need

feels uncomfortable when I talk," Jessica

worry. Just keep up your exercises. Wait for me-I'III book a flight and come help

For now, I'll

as

to wait. If he left now and missed

wait until she arrived and hope

straining her vocal cords, and to stick

they said

for bed. She