Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Timothy let out a cold laugh. "How do you even have the nerve to keep asking me for favors?"

It was as if he'd completely forgotten stabbing Timothy in the back-or shipping his wife off overseas-forcing him, injured, to come crawling for help.

Vince arched a brow. "Isn't it because you're the only one who can actually get things done? Nobody else can handle this."

Timothy shot back, "You really have no shame, do you?"

"If I did, how would I survive in business with a genius like you around? Come on, drop the attitude. I lost my temper, all right? Besides, tell me honestly, wasn't some of this your fault too?"

Timothy's lips twitched.

"Nice. You really know how to guilt-trip people."

"Okay, I'm not here to argue. Let's get to the point-can you speed things up?"

Vince was desperate to find his little sister. It wasn't just his mother or his father and grandfather who missed her; he missed her too. Every night, when he lay awake, he'd picture his baby sister-sweet, gentle, impossibly cute—and his heart would ache, wondering if she was suffering somewhere out there.

"I'll be blunt-you're not going to like this-but it's been years, Vince. The

Zimmermans have searched so long. The odds aren't good."

"Even so, I have to try. Whether she's alive or not, I need answers before this life is over."

A shadow flickered across Vince's face.

worst. If she expects nothing, she won't

losing your own kid and see how you handle it. It's always

bothered to

her, what then? You're

"That won't happen. I've talked to Jessica. If it really comes to it, and we still can't find my sister, when my mom's at the end, I'll have Jessica pretend for a little while. Mom won't notice in that short

snapped. "A mother knows her own child! You

says Jessica looks a lot like my sister, and honestly, she does. She's gentle, soft-spoken, always kind-just

darkness clouded Timothy's

only stopped

him with a grin every time she saw

though she couldn't speak, even when people mocked

to get

remained optimistic-nothing bet

thought about it, she really did have a lot in common with Vince's

but remember the birthmark on her

His fingers curled unconsciously.

really just be

He refused

a family-a mother, a

year older than Vince's sister. It couldn't