Goodbye, Mr. Regret novel Chapter 200

"Go home! Your mother will come home for sure!"

Ines was even more anxious than Jessica.

Henry was Jessica's own son, and on top of that, he was the apple of the Lawson family's eye—nothing could be allowed to happen to him.

Ines quickly handed Jessica her phone. "You'd better get back right now."

It wasn't until Jessica promised Henry she was on her way home that he finally hung up.

Jessica's heart ached.

She had worked up so much courage to come meet Mr. Smith, and now, for reasons she couldn't even fathom, Henry was threatening to jump off the balcony just to force her to come back.

She tried to explain herself to Ines.

But Ines just patted her on the shoulder, offering a comforting smile. "Don't worry about it, just go home. Do as you're told."

Ines even arranged for her own driver to take Jessica back.

Watching the car pull away, Ines let out a helpless sigh.

No wonder Jessica had never been able to break free all these years.

Once a woman has a child, that child becomes a lifelong bond that can never truly be severed.

Trying to build a career as a woman was already tough enough; with a child, it was a hundred times harder.

Ines turned and walked back into The Silverthread Eatery.

Jessica had promised her, no matter what setbacks she faced, she wouldn't give up.

Clearly, Ines needed to find a way to talk to Timothy, to see if something could be done—maybe coordinate things at home, and give Jessica a real shot at showing what she could do.

Meanwhile, Sheila had just received Henry's message.

[Miss Sheila, it's done. My mom's already on her way home.]

[How did you manage that?]

[I told her I'd jump off the balcony if she didn't come back. That did the trick.]