Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Yates Bryant grabbed Timothy Lawson by the arm. "You're really going through with the divorce? Wait, then why did you give Vince Zimmerman the documents about splitting your assets?"

Vince took the folder without hesitation.

A second later, he slammed the file against Timothy's chest. "You think our family needs your money? Do you really believe a payout can make up for what you've done to her?"

"Timothy!"

"Our family doesn't want your empty gestures!"

"I came here to tell you don't even think about dragging this out. When the waiting period is up, you're going to sign those divorce papers. No more games."

Yates hurried over and pulled Vince aside. "What's gotten into you? Timothy's divorce has nothing to do with your family. Don't let something like this ruin everyone's relationship."

He was trying to keep the peace, still unaware of the full story. Vince didn't take offense; instead, he fixed Yates with a serious look. "If this had nothing to do with the Zimmermans, do you think I'd be here?"

"It's not just about us-it concerns you too."

"Otherwise, why would I ask you to come?"

Yates looked even more confused. "Me? How does this involve me?"

"Jessy is Salome Zimmerman," Vince replied without hesitation.

Yates froze.

Jessy is Salome...

his ears, over and

what love was. Still, you and Salome always got along. As for

really going to tell me to keep out of

to

were outdated-he'd never accepted the idea. But that didn't mean he and Salome weren't close

to all the times he'd seen Vince being kind to Jessica Greene, and how he'd always assumed Vince was trying to steal Timothy's girlfriend. He'd even lectured Vince to stay out

stick by him, that a man like Timothy could handle having two women in his life and it was

had he been

turned to Timothy. "You knew she

"He probably knew before anyone else. I told him about the birthmark on Salome's

the collar,

tightened across Timothy's back, scraping his wound and

Timothy hard. "That movie I told you about-the one you wanted to give to Sheila Howard-did you know she

"I knew."

Timothy didn't deny it.

even have a conscience?

be

making animated films too. But you never cared about her. You

really understood what it meant. They

he hadn't wanted to follow through with the engagement, but that didn't change how he felt about Salome. If she was Vince's sister, then

no way

with Sheila, to get that situation settled as

since Jessica demanded a divorce, everything had

involved, and