Goodbye, Mr. Regret novel Chapter 90

Sheila stepped into the room.

She walked over to the bedside, her expression etched with worry as she glanced at Henry. "Jessica, is Henry alright?"

Jessica knew Sheila could read sign language, so she skipped typing on her phone and signed directly.

"It's appendicitis, but he's okay now. The surgery's done."

"How did he get appendicitis all of a sudden?"

Jessica shook her head.

Sheila's face softened with sympathy. "Poor thing, must have been so painful for him."

Sheila pulled up a chair and sat down next to Jessica.

Jessica frowned, her mind drifting.

Timothy had suddenly started doting on her, buying her cake, acting unusually close, and upending one of her long-held suspicions.

Because she loved him so much, she was utterly defenseless against his gentleness.

Now her heart was wavering…

Sheila was Timothy's aunt, but since they were the same age, they never acted like aunt and nephew. That strange lack of boundaries made it awfully hard for Jessica to feel comfortable around her.

After all, both Phelps and Sallie had dropped hints about Sheila and Timothy's relationship.

Now, with Sheila showing up uninvited, Jessica's emotions were even more tangled.

Sheila's presence felt like a constant reminder of everything Jessica had seen and heard lately.

For a moment, Jessica almost gave in to the urge to ask Sheila outright—just to get the truth out. But she stopped herself; it felt too abrupt, too inappropriate.

Besides, ever since Sheila had first appeared before her, in both words and actions, she'd seemed to be on Jessica's side.

If there really was something between Sheila and Timothy, would Sheila ever admit it? And if word got back to Timothy, it would only make things worse—he hated that kind of confrontation.