Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 477

"It's alright, you don't need to look anymore."

"Vince."

Jessica tried to pull away from him. This kind of embrace felt wrong between

them.

But Vince just held her tighter, as if he was terrified she might vanish if he let go.

"Salome..."

Salome?

The name sounded so familiar to Jessica.

It took her a moment, but then she remembered—on that day, stranded on the

island, Timothy had called her by that name.

Jessica stood frozen, confused.

Above her, Vince's voice was rough with guilt, drifting down to her.

"Salome, I'm sorry. Your brother came too late."

"Please forgive me."

"I promise, I'll never let you be hurt again."

Vince pressed his cheek against the top of Jessica's head, but there was no joy in

his face—only endless regret.

He hated himself for his carelessness.

He hated that he hadn't stabbed that knife a little deeper that day.

He gripped Jessica's shoulders and let her go, bending to look into her face. His

right hand traveled down her arm, finding her hand, and suddenly he used it to

strike his own cheek.

"Salome, hit me. Punish this useless brother of yours."

Just as he tried to make her slap him again, Jessica resisted, forcing her hand to

land softly on his face instead.

up at Vince, bewildered. "Vince, what are you talking about?

but I'm not...

breaking my heart."

you are. You're the Salome of the Zimmerman family—I

a small heart-shaped

Jessica hesitated, then nodded.

his phone, scrolling to a saved photo.

you as a child?"

pupils dilated, staring

was her. Her childhood

her

Each one was her.

she finally looked up again, she saw a tear

eye.

"Are you really my brother? But why

a grandmother, a home—how could I be

about the birthmark from

no DNA test had been

long ago he'd

DNA test; there was no

had returned to the States, he'd

birthmark.

know all

he did,

voice was hoarse. "I'm sure it's you, but

DNA test."

finally spoke. "Jess, I think it's

called Mr. Zimmerman

was always meticulous; if he said it, it

everything clicked

a madman, pointing to his own

wanted her name

carve his name in the same

about

asked Timothy to help look for your sister,

tell him

Red House to talk about it, but things went badly,

A few days later,

Jessica's mind reeled.

So he knew.

he

still threatened her

past

her real

back

her to tattoo over the birthmark on her

erase it—so Vince would never find

of man

in love with someone

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