Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 475

Vince climbed into the car. Herbert started the engine, glanced over at him, and

for a long moment, the two men locked eyes in heavy silence. Finally, Herbert

spoke, his voice tinged with a desperate plea. "Can you just... not fight me over

Natalie? I've loved her since we were kids for fifteen years."

"Vince's answer was cold and final. "I'm not the one you're fighting with. It's

Timothy."

"You're saying you don't like her?"

Anyone could see Vince's feelings for her.

"Just drive. We can talk while you're at it."

Herbert pressed the gas, and the car rolled forward.

"Vince's voice was low and steady. "How much do you actually know about

Natalie's childhood?"

"There you go again, asking about her. And you say you don't like her!"

Herbert was clearly annoyed.

Vince's expression darkened. "You claim you've loved her for fifteen years, but

you never did anything about it. You just let her marry Timothy and suffer through

all that-how is that fair to her?"

Herbert's knuckles tightened on the steering wheel, lips pressed so hard they

turned white.

He didn't know.

He never imagined things would turn out like this.

When Jessica filed for divorce, when she talked to Marquis about everything that

happened...

Every time Herbert thought about it, he felt tears sting his eyes-something he'd

never admit, not even to himself.

The girl he wanted to protect most ended up being hurt by Timothy in the worst

ways.

He blamed himself.

kept in

found a cure for her mutism, to use that

confession of love.

he came back, it was already

only

pressed on. "Is she her family's

slammed the brakes. "What are you getting at?

do you think her grandmother would have worked herself sick

her?"

"So

she is. She even

""What kind of birthmark?"

"Vince's voice trembled.

wary. "I can't tell

a private place. Back in grade school, she'd once

clothes torn, and Herbert had rushed over when

he'd ever seen

daughter, and she had

know.

up in this town-no one ever said Jessica

impatient. "Come on, Herbert, this is

the brake and kept driving. "I'm

"Why not?"

Vince was losing it.

just can't, and that's final. Don't

boiled over.

made Herbert

again,

you're not

keep

am I

you?"

that birthmark was on her

Vince that.

phone, scrolled through his photos, and shoved it in front

face. "Do you

in shock. Wasn't

the picture was

could never

Natalie's clothes growing

simple, picked

elderly grandmother. The prettiest

she ever owned

from Herbert's

his request.

you recognize

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