Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 186

Timothy stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, his movements crisp and sharp.

"What did you just say?"

"My little sister has a pink birthmark on her chest. It's kind of private my family's never talked about it outside. But I want to use your data analysis to help find her, so I'm telling you now. It's heart-shaped."

Timothy's dark eyes grew even more inscrutable, shadows flickering in their depths.

He felt his heart pounding, more forcefully than usual.

His voice trembled ever so slightly. "Left side or right?"

"Upper left. My mother says it's about the size of a pinky finger. No idea if it'll grow

as she does. If your data turns up anyone with a heart-shaped pink birthmark in

that spot, pull their files for me. I'll send someone to check it out."

Timothy's long, elegant fingers curled into a fist.

A faint ringing sounded in his ears; he barely registered the rest of Vince's words.

Could it be Jessica?

Timothy's lips set in a tight, cold line.

He didn't speak for a long while.

"Timothy, are you listening?"

"I am."

choice. I'm sorry. My mom doesn't have much time left, and she misses her daughter.

holding it against you. It's

up in ways outsiders could never understand. With things moving so fast, it

if he never stood his ground, what was to stop everyone else from trying the same thing? How could anyone do business that

Thanks. Just... keep an eye out for my

"I will."

you go. You're still recovering-don't stay up late.

for the pack of cigarettes on the table

drifted from his lips and nose, curling slowly into the

he was just overthinking

the Zimmerman family's youngest hadn't disappeared, she'd

Jessica was twenty-seven.

with

both had the same faint blue circular birthmark on their

that didn't happen

Impossible. Absolutely impossible.

difference in age-he clung

heaviness in his chest seemed to ease a

next morning, Timothy opened his bedroom door and

"Something you need?"

held out her hand, rubbing her index and ring fingers together a silent demand for

So persistent.

of Lawson Industries, really about to let her

a look, then walked past, heading out to his