Goodbye, Mr. Regret

"Magnanimous? Really?"

Timothy let out a helpless laugh. "I can't be magnanimous."

Love is selfish.

He could only accept a world where, in her heart, there was room for him and him

alone.

Anyone else was unbearable.

"Don't you get it? It's this attitude of yours that pushed her further and further

away. Even Yates understands this-you're the only one who doesn't."

He understood.

He wanted to change.

But he couldn't.

He couldn't stand to see someone else in her eyes.

Couldn't stand to see her smile at anyone else.

Couldn't, couldn't, couldn't...

Too many things he couldn't do.

Timothy's voice was hoarse as he asked, "I know, but I can't help it. Vince, tell me

I have to do? What will

name so softly, so painfully, it lodged in Vince's

Vince's answer was firm, merciless.

"Let her go."

public, you and Jessica won't have to

I can talk to Jessy. She can bring Henry to live with her, give

short, bitter laugh. "What kind of twisted plan is that? Our family will

him that family could be warm, not cold

Timothy. The family you want-that's your dream, not Jessy's. Even now, you still don't see it? It's too late. She's not going to stand at the door of The Gilded Whisper Estates waiting

of ice water, drenching Timothy to the

waking him

he came home, she'd always be there, eyes

the door with

he was very

that stopped. He no

ran away from home, and he

day after day. No matter how he

would never wait for him

who broke his own family, piece

her love, took it for

for seven years. Seven years, and

said she'd only

long

weary face was

unwilling to

to pity Timothy-not at the

days were

a donor, if