Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 348

"Hello, who's this?"

"It's me, Vince."

Herbert knew that Vince had been helping Little Mute, and that the recent trip abroad had only happened because Vince arranged for a helicopter to fly her out of the country.

He had a hunch that Vince was interested in Little Mute as well, but just for that favor alone, Herbert figured he ought to show Vince a little more courtesy.

Besides, Little Mute trusted Vince.

"What's up? You need something?"

"I tried calling Jessy, but she didn't pick up. Then I found your number and you didn't answer either. I'm standing outside her apartment. Is she with you?"

Herbert hadn't really wanted to share the details with Vince, but knowing Little Mute would probably update him sooner or later, there wasn't much point in hiding anything.

"She hurt her throat. She's in the hospital right now. Just had a minor surgery."

Vince's brow furrowed. "Surgery? That sounds serious."

He remembered taking her to the hospital that day for a checkup. If she'd been feeling unwell, she would've told the doctor. The doctor hadn't mentioned anything, just gave them the medical report in case they needed it for legal

reasons.

didn't feel it was his place to bring it

nothing major, just a routine procedure. She's still

I'll

adjust to the time difference first? By the time you wake up, she'll probably be up too. You

was still

me your location

"Will do."

was polite. "Alright, I'll hang

after him. He paused for a moment before he said quietly, “Thank you for helping

"No problem."

soon as the call ended, Vince left Jessica's

time to head to Aetherion, where he planned to visit his

entered the hospital room, Jessica

chair and sat

could, he wouldn't have told Vince anything at

When

to brush her cheek, to wipe away the faint marks

look of how faded the marks were,

imagine how she'd managed to get through

to touch her face, Herbert pulled

advantage of her

truly