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.

kept in touch,

wanted to wait until he'd found a cure for her mutism,

confession of love.

he came back,

love only leads to

on. "Is she her family's

the brakes. "What are you getting

do you think her grandmother would have worked herself

her?"

furrowed. "So you're saying

she is. She even

""What kind of birthmark?"

"Vince's voice trembled.

grew wary. "I can't tell

a private place. Back in grade school, she'd

her clothes torn, and Herbert had rushed

reason he'd ever seen

she weren't really their daughter, and she had that birthmark, her family

know.

up in this town-no one ever

"Come on, Herbert, this is

and kept

"Why not?"

Vince was losing it.

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

boiled over. "Stop the

outburst made

again,

say you're

you keep

I supposed

you?"

that birthmark was on her chest-there was no

Vince that.

out his phone, scrolled through his

"Do you recognize this

Wasn't that Natalie as a

the picture was wearing a fancy dress

could never have

Natalie's clothes growing

simple, picked out

elderly grandmother. The prettiest

ever

from Herbert's own mother,

his request.

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