Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Vince dialed Herbert's number without hesitation.

She never wanted her family to know about her cancer. She didn't want anyone else to know, either.

But Herbert owned a hospital-he was the only person Vince could trust with the truth.

As soon as Herbert answered, he heard the urgency in Vince's voice. "Which hospital do you run?"

"What's going on?"

"Jessy's lost consciousness. She's had liver cancer for four months."

Herbert's phone nearly slipped from his hands.

"She didn't want to worry her family or anyone close to her. She's been hiding it from everyone. I'm taking her to the hospital now, but whichever place I choose, there's a risk someone will find out. So you're the only one I can turn to."

Herbert's voice trembled. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? Why did you wait so long?"

But he caught himself, his tone shifting quickly to panic. "Bring her to YS Private Hospital. I'll meet you there and prep the ER."

Jessica was unconscious. This wasn't the time for blame-saving her came first.

"I'm on my way."

Jessica's parents were at the hospital already, so no one was home to see Vince carrying her

whisked Jessica onto a gurney and raced her toward

in neurology, not oncology, but he stayed with Vince in the hallway while the liver specialists

"Cancer isn't some minor thing. She wanted to keep it secret, but how could you go along with her? Why wasn't

had a thousand

for Jessica to finally leave her husband, waited for his chance —and now, this news hit him like a

four months ago. The doctors said she'd missed the window for surgery-she only had about six months left. So she's been

breakdown, she realized she still wanted to live.

treatments would be more

There, they found

it was even showing signs of weakening. There was still

transplant.”

with Timothy. After she got back, she went looking for her biological father Luckily, she found out the truth about her background. Not long ago, Yates and I both got tested as potential donors, but neither

tested too. But she wouldn't hear of it she'd just come home and wanted to be a

thought she'd collapse

against the wall, crushed by the weight

much he could

all this time—going through so