Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Vince was stunned.

Back then, after Sheila's offhand remark made him suspect Jessica might be her sister, he'd gone to Jessica's hometown to investigate. That's when Herbert inadvertently mentioned Jessica's birthmark. Vince pressed him for details, but that fool-believing Vince was interested in Jessica-refused to say a word about it. Vince had even snapped at him, demanding to know why he hadn't chased after Jessica in all these seven years.

All this time, Herbert hadn't gone after Jessy because he'd been hiding away in an operating room, researching aphasia?

Vince deeply regretted the way he'd spoken to Herbert that day.

If he'd known the truth, he never would have said those things.

Jessica's heart pounded so hard she felt paralyzed, unable to move.

He'd come back-returned to their hometown to find her. The very first time they met again, he'd given her that voice-emitting necklace.

Later, in order not to hold her back because of Timothy's suspicions, he'd brought up leaving the Wheeler family several times—and eventually, he really did leave.

He never told her, not wanting to put any pressure on her.

He spent seven years locked away in a lab, researching aphasia on his own, and never breathed a word.

When she finally found her voice, he only told her that a friend of his had made it possible.

he'd done

youth surged

backpack over one shoulder, waiting for her to come out before heading

she'd always "coincidentally" bump into him leaving

Mrs. Reynolds had bought him

been a troublemaker, loved getting into fights, never seemed to care

how, when they were little, he'd once asked her

wanted to speak-just

he been searching for a way to

instead of living off his family's fortune, he'd chosen

eyes brimmed with pain so deep she seemed about to break down. His own heart felt unbearably

Herbert's steadfast affection over those

had given seven years

fool Herbert-he'd spent fifteen years of his life quietly loving Jessy

could Timothy ever

was lodged there,

she finally managed to

she saw Herbert

ICU with

@stethoscope hanging around his neck, mask pulled down, his expression serious as he discussed something with