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."

are. You're the Salome of the Zimmerman family—I know it

have a small heart-shaped birthmark over your

Jessica hesitated, then nodded.

scrolling to a saved

you as a child?"

pupils dilated, staring

Her childhood self,

her

Each one was her.

looked up again, she saw a tear clinging to

eye.

"Are you really my brother? But why don't I

a

had only heard about the birthmark from Herbert, he might still

all, no DNA test had been done.

had said long ago he'd already found

DNA test;

had returned to the

birthmark.

know

did, how could

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

DNA test."

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

just called Mr. Zimmerman

if he said it, it must

everything clicked for

madman, pointing to his own chest and

wanted her name carved

her to carve his name in the

knew about

Timothy to help look

tell him about the

talk about it,

A few days later, I told him

Jessica's mind reeled.

So he knew.

did he find

still threatened her

own past outside

her

back to his

to tattoo over the birthmark on

erase it—so Vince

what kind of man had

have fallen in love with someone

white as a

her talk with

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