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? I

for your sister, but I'm not... Please, don't

breaking my heart."

of the Zimmerman family—I know it

a small heart-shaped birthmark over your left

Jessica hesitated, then nodded.

scrolling to a saved photo.

you as a child?"

staring at

was her. Her

her

Each one was her.

she saw

eye.

asked quietly, "Are you really my brother? But

a grandmother, a home—how could

had only heard about the birthmark from Herbert, he

all, no DNA test had been done.

had said long ago he'd already

have done the DNA test;

had returned to

birthmark.

know all

did,

it's you, but if you need proof, we can get

DNA test."

quietly watching, finally spoke. "Jess,

called Mr.

always meticulous; if he said it, it

everything clicked

day, Timothy had acted like a madman, pointing to his own chest

wanted her

to carve his name in the

knew about her

Timothy to help look

tell him about

to talk about it, but things went badly, so I

few days later, I told him

Jessica's mind reeled.

So he knew.

he find out?

still

past

her

her back to his

to tattoo

wanted to erase it—so Vince would

kind of man

have fallen in love with someone like

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