Goodbye, Mr. Regret

It was a photo of Jessica and Daisy together.

The caption read: "Daisy has a new godmother. Blessings."

At the same time, Sallie saw the post pop up on her feed. Annoyance flared in her chest.

What exactly was Vince playing at?

She knew Daisy was Vince's cousin's daughter. After her parents passed away, the Zimmerman family had pretty much taken Daisy in as one of their own, and Larkin's intention was that Daisy would be under Vince's name, as his daughter from here on out.

Now Vince couldn't wait to have Daisy call Jessica her godmother-clearly, the man just wouldn't give up.

"Aunt Sallie, what are you looking at?"

Henry had come over and caught sight of Jessica's picture. In her arms, she was holding a little girl about his age.

"It's nothing," Sallie said, quickly locking her phone.

"But Auntie, I saw my mom! Can I just see it for a second?"

"There's nothing interesting about it. You'll see your mom when you get home anyway."

But Henry felt a pang seeing his mother holding someone else. He pleaded, "Just let me see. Please?"

Sighing, Sallie handed over her phone. Henry took it carefully.

He recognized the girl at once-his mother was holding Daisy.

He'd met Daisy before.

His mom was smiling at Daisy with a tenderness he hadn't seen in a long time.

And both of them were holding apples in their hands. It was Christmas Eve, so his mother must have given Daisy an apple as a little holiday gift.

Every Christmas Eve, his mom would always save a big, shiny red apple just for him.

But this year, she was with somebody else.

She hadn't given him an apple at all.

scrolled through, seeing several more photos-his

hadn't smiled at him like

those pictures, Henry felt

took the phone away. "Daisy is from Mr. Zimmerman's family, you know. Your mom

upset, so she tried

a whisper. “My mom hasn't spent time with

are

while, then had one of

went to her room and

see what

saw it," Timothy replied,

frustration spilled out. "Aren't you going to do something?

right

can't steal her," Timothy said, calm

was Salome Zimmerman. It didn't matter what Vince tried-Timothy

knew Jessica was with Vince tonight. That was a relief, compared

suspicions that she might be with

then maybe Vince getting close was for the

couldn't help but jab at him, "If you're so calm about Vince making Daisy call dessica her godmother, you might as well let Henry

l.ne

"Sheila and I were never together, and never will

his phone screen still showing Vince's

Jessica was Daisy's cousin. And looking at Daisy in the picture, she did bear a striking resemblance

was

kept posting photos like this, who knew if

mind, a comment popped up under Vince's

more like Salome. Or is it just me, or does she look a bit like Timothy's

Timothy immediately called Yates.

are

under

has seen it by now. Deleting

delete it.

ready to delete the

Vince had already replied.

there's definitely a resemblance. Must