Goodbye, Mr. Regret novel Chapter 91

Jessica stepped out into the hallway and quickly dialed Sallie's number. As soon as Sallie picked up, Jessica hung up.

She swiftly typed out a text message.

"Has Timothy picked you up yet?"

"Yeah, he has."

Jessica immediately sent another message.

"Henry just had his appendix removed. Can I trouble you to come help take care of him?"

Sallie's stomach twisted in irritation when she saw the message.

"Jessica, are you out of your mind? He's your own son—shouldn't you be the one looking after him? Now you want me to do it for you?"

It wasn't that Sallie didn't want to see Henry.

On the way back, Timothy had already filled her in on what happened. It had been a grueling journey, over ten hours on the road. She'd just wanted to go home, take a shower, change clothes, then go check on Henry.

While Jessica was composing her reply, a message popped up from Timothy.

She opened the notification, which took her directly to his chat.

"Jessica, I'll need you to take care of Henry. There's an urgent business deal I have to handle in Capital City, so I'm leaving right away. I already talked to Mabel—she'll come relieve you at the hospital soon. Get some rest before you head back."

She watched as the typing indicator blinked next to his name, then another message came through.

"I'll be gone two or three days at most. I'll make it up to you for missing your birthday. Oh, and remember to unblock my number."

Jessica stared at the messages, not quite sure how she felt—relieved, disappointed, or just tired.

She'd wanted to have a proper conversation with Timothy, but now he was off on another last-minute trip.

Her fingers curled slightly against her phone.

With Timothy gone, even if Mabel came, Sheila wouldn't dare say much with Mabel around.