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.

they kept in touch, but he never

wait until he'd found a cure for her mutism, to

confession of love.

the time he came

love only

then pressed on. "Is she her family's

you getting at? If she wasn't really

grandmother would

her?"

furrowed. "So you're saying she

she is. She even has

""What kind of birthmark?"

"Vince's voice trembled.

grew wary. "I can't tell you

in a private place. Back

Herbert had

he'd ever

really their daughter, and she had that

know.

grown up in this town-no one

on, Herbert, this is

the brake and kept driving. "I'm not

"Why not?"

Vince was losing it.

just can't, and that's final.

frustration boiled over.

outburst made

brakes again,

You say you're not my

keep digging into

How am I supposed to

you?"

on her chest-there was no way he

Vince that.

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

you recognize this

shock. Wasn't that Natalie as a

girl in the picture was wearing a

could never

Natalie's clothes

simple, picked

elderly grandmother. The prettiest

ever owned

Herbert's

his request.

you

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