Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 472

Vince texted Sheila the hospital address and the floor number.

She arrived not long after.

Timothy still hadn't come out.

He and Jessica had both made it out alive, though Timothy's back was covered in cuts and scrapes. Whether the blast had done any damage to his internal organs was still unclear.

They'd already been a fair distance from the car when it exploded, so hopefully, things wouldn't turn out too badly.

Sheila was nearly in tears from worry. "What happened to him? Why did the car blow up?"

This was no small accident.

Vince, who'd actually been at the scene, was a lot calmer, though he kept the details to himself.

"When I got there, the car was already in flames," he said simply.

He wanted Sheila to feel the urgency-if she did, she'd figure out what to do next. And in the end, he knew, her greatest concern was still Timothy's safety.

Vince offered what comfort he could. "Let's just wait. He should be out of surgery soon."

"And Jessica? Is she alright?"

"With Timothy there, she's fine. Not a scratch on her," Vince replied.

Sheila's fists clenched so tightly her nails left deep crescents in her skin.

to put her life before

saw your Christmas Eve post— Yates commented that Daisy looks a lot like Daisy. I

eyes flickered. "You think

hadn't paid much attention-lots of people are similar in those ways. So when Yates commented, he'd brushed it off. But now, hearing it

remember when you first came back, you had Timothy help you run a search for Salome Zimmerman. Any progress on that? Any good

hide his disappointment. "None of the people

was always so kind-hearted; the universe

couldn't hold it

to understand why Timothy hadn't revealed Jessica's true identity yet-likely, he was afraid that if

might leave

insisted on divorce more than once, but Timothy still

the

from his own family, Sheila was the person Timothy cared about most His concern for her was almost greater than for his relatives- unique, irreplaceable kind of affection. How could she stand to see him

She wouldn't allow it.

let Timothy find out

Vince, she kept the conversation casual, just

well. She couldn't do

fell silent, lost

words were having the intended effect on

"I never would have guessed your grandfather was

gotten so good.

and

she's officially Daisy's goddaughter. You seem really fond of her as well. Are you actually thinking about competing with Timothy for Daisy's affection?

kept echoing in Vince's

there in a daze for a