Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 477

"It's alright, you don't need to look anymore."

"Vince."

Jessica tried to pull away from him. This kind of embrace felt wrong between

them.

But Vince just held her tighter, as if he was terrified she might vanish if he let go.

"Salome..."

Salome?

The name sounded so familiar to Jessica.

It took her a moment, but then she remembered—on that day, stranded on the

island, Timothy had called her by that name.

Jessica stood frozen, confused.

Above her, Vince's voice was rough with guilt, drifting down to her.

"Salome, I'm sorry. Your brother came too late."

"Please forgive me."

"I promise, I'll never let you be hurt again."

Vince pressed his cheek against the top of Jessica's head, but there was no joy in

his face—only endless regret.

He hated himself for his carelessness.

He hated that he hadn't stabbed that knife a little deeper that day.

He gripped Jessica's shoulders and let her go, bending to look into her face. His

right hand traveled down her arm, finding her hand, and suddenly he used it to

strike his own cheek.

"Salome, hit me. Punish this useless brother of yours."

Just as he tried to make her slap him again, Jessica resisted, forcing her hand to

land softly on his face instead.

She looked up at Vince, bewildered. "Vince, what are you talking about? I know

you've been searching for your sister, but I'm not... Please, don't do this. You're

breaking my heart."

of

small

Jessica hesitated, then nodded.

out his phone, scrolling to

you as a child?"

staring at the

Her childhood self,

her

Each one was her.

up again, she saw a tear clinging to the corner of

eye.

quietly, "Are you really my brother?

parents, a grandmother, a home—how could I

the birthmark from Herbert, he might still

all, no DNA test had been done.

had said long ago he'd already

the DNA test; there was no

had returned to the States, he'd told Timothy

birthmark.

Timothy know

did, how could

hoarse. "I'm sure it's you, but if you

DNA test."

had been quietly watching, finally spoke. "Jess, I think it's

Mr. Zimmerman a minute

he said

clicked

had acted like a madman, pointing to his own chest and

her name

carve his name in

knew about

when you asked Timothy to help look for

him about the

House to talk about it,

then. A few

Jessica's mind reeled.

So he knew.

did he

still threatened

own past outside

her real identity

her back

even wanted her to tattoo over the

it—so Vince would never

of man had she

fallen in love with someone

white as

her talk with

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