Goodbye, Mr. Regret novel Chapter 485

She couldn’t believe she’d loved a man like that for eleven whole years.

“Jessy.”

Vince called her name softly, concern in his voice.

She looked up, offering a small smile. “Thank you, Vince. If it weren’t for you and Grandpa, I don’t know how much longer the divorce would’ve dragged on.”

“Actually… about Timothy…”

Vince hesitated. He wanted to mention that when he’d arrived, Timothy had already been prepared for the divorce, the property settlement already finalized.

What Timothy didn’t know was that Vince had accidentally discovered Jessy’s true identity as Salome. Yet, Timothy had been the one to call him, asking Vince to pick up Jessica and bring her home to meet her birth family.

Vince still couldn’t figure out what had changed Timothy’s mind.

“Let’s not talk about him,” Jessica interrupted. “Is Grandpa back?”

“He’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant and Yates are here too.” Vince took her gently by the wrist, guiding her into her room and closing the door behind them. He lowered his voice. “There’s something I need to tell you.”

She nodded. “Go ahead.”

“When you were a kid, you and Yates were engaged—an agreement between the families. It wasn’t just something made up for fun. The Bryants even sent an official engagement gift.”

Jessica’s eyelids fluttered with surprise.

Yates? That Yates?

She vaguely remembered meeting him three, maybe four times.

The second time stood out most in her memory—it was at the Zimmerman family’s birthday celebration. Timothy had tried to stop her from going in, claiming she would embarrass him, but Yates had stepped in to defend her.

In the end, Timothy couldn’t hold his ground against both Yates and Vince, and stormed off in frustration.

As far as she knew, Yates and Timothy were close friends.

Jessica asked cautiously, “Is it possible to call it off?”

Vince hesitated. “I’ll see what I can do.”

If it were simple, Vince would have just said so.

Jessica pressed on, “We were just kids back then. And I’ve already been married and have a child. Even though I’m divorced now, I’m not thinking about getting married again anytime soon. Would the Bryants really still want to go through with this engagement?”

“Alright,” Jessica agreed. “Let’s go downstairs.”

In the living room, Larkin and the Bryant family were chatting and laughing together, the mood light and joyous.

Finding Salome was a huge blessing for them.

As Vince led Jessica down, the Bryants all looked up, eyes bright with anticipation.

Mrs. Bryant’s eyes practically sparkled.

She really has grown into a beauty, Mrs. Bryant thought. She was a lovely child, but she’s only become more graceful over the years.

There was a gentle, quiet elegance about her—just what Mrs. Bryant wanted in a daughter-in-law. The only thing missing was a bit more warmth in her smile.

Middleton’s tastes and temperament matched his wife’s; he was grinning from ear to ear, thoroughly satisfied.

Yates, meanwhile, looked at Jessica with a complicated expression.

Before, knowing she was Timothy’s wife, he’d felt nothing special beyond friendship—he wasn’t the sort to covet his friend’s wife, unlike Vince, who was her brother and thus above suspicion.

But now, knowing she was Salome… seeing her again, Yates couldn’t help the tangle of emotions welling up inside him.