Goodbye, Mr. Regret

In a fit of anger, he declared that if any lawyer dared to take the Zimmermans' case, he'd have Vince handle the matter for them.

Sandra and Abell finally understood. No wonder Jessica was determined to get a divorce-Timothy had pulled so many reckless stunts, and on top of that, he'd tried to force her hand with such aggressive tactics.

And then, as if that weren't enough, he'd forced himself on her.

This was nothing like the grandson they had helped raise.

Timothy had spent most of his childhood living with the Howards, and much of his character and manners had been shaped by Sandra and Abell.

But now, it was as if that boy was gone.

Abell, fuming, said, "Larkin, you did the right thing. Timothy's in the wrong here, and I support you. When I get home tonight, I'll have a serious talk with him. Let him get this divorce over with no point in ruining that girl's life any longer."

"Exactly. I need to talk some sense into him too. His behavior is out of line-he's shown no dignity at all."

Sandra and Abell took turns scolding Timothy, not holding back their disappointment.

Larkin let out a long sigh. "It's easy to say all this now. I was so angry that night I just had to step in. You know, it's not easy for two people to make a marriage work. At our age, all we hope is that the younger generation can find some happiness together. It's not that I really want to see them divorce. If they do, it's the child who suffers most."

generation, loyalty to marriage meant something different. Even when things weren't perfect, once you were married, you stuck it out and did everything you could to make it

with the younger generation, the divorce rate was

I say we don't complicate things.

Estates. Timothy was working in

looked up.

put down his work and rolled his

sitting area and said, sternly, "Come

took a seat

could tell right away that something was off. He asked, concerned, "Did

some of the things you've done, how could I be

then, Phelps Lawson arrived-Abell

that if the case went to court and Jessica brought up what

he hadn't told Sandra and Abell the details,

on Jessica

treated her terribly.