Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 475

Vince climbed into the car. Herbert started the engine, glanced over at him, and

for a long moment, the two men locked eyes in heavy silence. Finally, Herbert

spoke, his voice tinged with a desperate plea. "Can you just... not fight me over

Natalie? I've loved her since we were kids for fifteen years."

"Vince's answer was cold and final. "I'm not the one you're fighting with. It's

Timothy."

"You're saying you don't like her?"

Anyone could see Vince's feelings for her.

"Just drive. We can talk while you're at it."

Herbert pressed the gas, and the car rolled forward.

"Vince's voice was low and steady. "How much do you actually know about

Natalie's childhood?"

"There you go again, asking about her. And you say you don't like her!"

Herbert was clearly annoyed.

Vince's expression darkened. "You claim you've loved her for fifteen years, but

you never did anything about it. You just let her marry Timothy and suffer through

all that-how is that fair to her?"

Herbert's knuckles tightened on the steering wheel, lips pressed so hard they

turned white.

He didn't know.

He never imagined things would turn out like this.

When Jessica filed for divorce, when she talked to Marquis about everything that

happened...

Every time Herbert thought about it, he felt tears sting his eyes-something he'd

never admit, not even to himself.

The girl he wanted to protect most ended up being hurt by Timothy in the worst

ways.

He blamed himself.

moved away, they kept in touch,

a cure for her mutism, to

confession of love.

came

love only leads to

"Is

are you

think her grandmother would have

her?"

furrowed. "So you're saying

she is. She even has a

""What kind of birthmark?"

"Vince's voice trembled.

"I can't tell

place. Back

torn, and Herbert had rushed over when he heard.

reason he'd ever seen

daughter, and she had that birthmark,

know.

town-no one

grew impatient. "Come on,

kept driving. "I'm not

"Why not?"

Vince was losing it.

just can't, and that's final. Don't

Vince's frustration boiled over. "Stop

outburst made Herbert

brakes again, his

say you're not my

you keep

I

you?"

since that birthmark was on her chest-there was no

Vince that.

through his photos,

face. "Do you recognize this

pupils shrank in shock. Wasn't that Natalie

was wearing a fancy dress

never have

Natalie's clothes

simple, picked

elderly grandmother. The prettiest

ever owned

from Herbert's

his request.

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