Goodbye, Mr. Regret novel Chapter 35

Sheila froze for a moment.

Did he mean…

Did he really still remember the promise he'd made to her all those years ago?

So, did that mean he still loved her?

Tears welled up in Sheila's eyes. "Timothy, please… let it go. Don't hold on anymore. Seven years ago, we—"

She stopped, voice trembling. "Now, it's even less possible for us. Let's just… forget the past, both of us."

A complicated storm of emotions flickered in Timothy's icy blue eyes.

He said nothing.

For a long moment, it felt as if time itself had stopped.

After two or three minutes, he finally straightened and stood up, his posture tall and unyielding.

"Get some rest. I need to head back for a bit."

Sheila nodded, trying to steady herself. "Go ahead, I'll be fine. I can take care of myself."

After Timothy left, Sheila wiped the tears from the corner of her eye.

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At the fabric market, Jessica finished picking out the material she needed, while Herbert carried the bolts for her.

She signed to him, letting him know he didn't need to walk her home; she could make her own way back.

Herbert's face darkened a bit. "Which home are you going to?"

Jessica pressed her lips together, then slowly spelled out with her hands, "To my home now."

Herbert didn't insist on escorting her.

After all, he was a man, and if Timothy saw them together, it would be hard for Little Mute to explain.

He hailed a taxi for Jessica and handed her the fabric.

It made sense for her to return to Riverside City—everything was more convenient here. If she went back to Azurehaven, it would be another two or three hours by car, and traveling back and forth would just waste more time.