Vince had no clue what Timothy was up to. The guy was acting all mysterious, so Vince leaned in, thinking maybe Timothy wanted to share a secret.

Instead, Timothy quickly plucked a hair from Vince's head.

"You had a gray hair. I took care of it for you."

"So much drama over a single gray hair?"

Timothy made a show of tossing it into the trash, but in reality, he kept it clenched in his palm.

"Are you going to tell me which hospital she's in or not?"

"I can give you her home address, but that's it. Wait until she's discharged, give her some time to rest. I visited her yesterday—it's nothing serious. She'll be out soon."

Vince gave in, and Timothy didn't press further.

Vince ended up giving Timothy the address of the apartment he'd arranged for Jessica.

After breakfast, Abell and Sandra went out for a walk, leaving only Sheila at home. She stood outside, eavesdropping on Vince and Timothy's conversation through the open window.

vague, talking in fragments, so Sheila couldn't piece together the full story. But one thing was obvious: Timothy was here for Jessica, desperate to

and Jessica forgave him, their

was not the outcome Sheila

refused to let Jessica a

Zimmerman family was equally frustrating. For such an old-money, prominent household, it was absurd how well they

and decided to officially make her part of

conversation winding down, she slipped outside and sat

until Vince came out, got into his

hospital. That all but confirmed

Sheila trailed behind, keeping a low profile until she finally

that point, Jessica had already packed up and

only been

smiled and typed out a message on her phone for Vince to read:

I just need

me

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