Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 223

"Mr. Zimmerman, I'm sorry about last night—I really thought Timothy wouldn't

show up."

Vince shook his head. "No, I should be the one apologizing. I'd already spoken to him, and he said he wasn't coming. Someone else in my family must have invited him behind my back."

The truth was, when Vince called Timothy and told him not to come to his grandfather's birthday dinner, he'd only done it to take a jab at Timothy. He never really intended to keep Timothy away. He'd said it because he couldn't imagine Timothy leaving Jessica's side, but he also didn't want Jessica to realize he was lying. In the end, he still wanted to be close to her.

He couldn't say exactly why, but there was something different about seeing her compared to everyone else.

"By the way," Vince added, "the gift you gave my grandfather-he absolutely loved it. He came here today looking for you, actually. There are two things he wanted me to pass along."

looked up at him, giving him

for your craft. Second, my grandfather wants you to be his goddaughter. He wanted to ask you last night, in front of everyone at the party, but you left early, so he didn't get the chance.

been given was simple-Larkin wanted to see Jessica again, and have a proper

heritage status seemed like a good idea; it would help fulfill a wish her grandmother once

for becoming Larkin's goddaughter... that

refuse. But if she agreed, knowing she had

being so kind to me?

haven't told you yet. When I brought your work home, my grandfather recognized it immediately-he knew it was your grandmother's style. She was his

everything Larkin had ever said about Jessica's grandmother. Jessica hadn't expected

disappeared long ago, and she hadn't seen him since.

often. Mr. Zimmerman, you know I'm just an ordinary person. My marriage to Timothy was a fluke-we'll be getting divorced soon. I'd rather not get too