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.

they kept in touch, but he never told her the

he'd found a cure for her mutism, to use that as

confession of love.

time he came back, it was

only leads to

on. "Is she her family's

brakes. "What are you getting at? If she

her grandmother would have worked herself sick

her?"

brow furrowed. "So you're

even has a

""What kind of birthmark?"

"Vince's voice trembled.

wary. "I

birthmark was in a private place. Back in

had rushed over when

reason he'd ever seen

she weren't really their daughter, and she had

know.

grown up in this town-no one ever said

"Come on,

released the brake and kept

"Why not?"

Vince was losing it.

can't, and that's final.

frustration boiled

outburst made Herbert

brakes again, his own

you're not my

you keep

How am I

you?"

was on her chest-there was

Vince that.

his photos, and shoved it in

"Do you recognize this

shrank in shock. Wasn't that

the picture was

could never

Natalie's

simple, picked out

elderly grandmother. The prettiest

ever owned had

from Herbert's own mother,

his request.

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