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.

moved away, they kept in touch, but he never told her the

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

confession of love.

the time he came back, it was already too

only leads

then pressed on. "Is she her family's biological

are you getting at? If she

you think her grandmother would have

her?"

"So you're saying she

is. She even has a

""What kind of birthmark?"

"Vince's voice trembled.

grew wary. "I can't tell

birthmark was in a private place. Back

her clothes torn, and Herbert had rushed over when he heard.

only reason he'd ever seen

their daughter, and she had that birthmark, her family

know.

this town-no one ever said Jessica wasn't their

impatient. "Come on, Herbert, this

the brake and kept driving. "I'm not telling

"Why not?"

Vince was losing it.

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

boiled over. "Stop

made Herbert

again, his own

say you're

you keep digging

I

you?"

birthmark was on her chest-there was no way

Vince that.

scrolled through his photos, and shoved it

face. "Do you

shock. Wasn't that Natalie

the girl in the picture was wearing

could never have

Natalie's clothes

simple, picked out by

elderly grandmother. The prettiest

she ever

Herbert's own

his request.

you

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