Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Vince texted Sheila the hospital address and the floor number.

She arrived not long after.

Timothy still hadn't come out.

He and Jessica had both made it out alive, though Timothy's back was covered in cuts and scrapes. Whether the blast had done any damage to his internal organs was still unclear.

They'd already been a fair distance from the car when it exploded, so hopefully, things wouldn't turn out too badly.

Sheila was nearly in tears from worry. "What happened to him? Why did the car blow up?"

This was no small accident.

Vince, who'd actually been at the scene, was a lot calmer, though he kept the details to himself.

"When I got there, the car was already in flames," he said simply.

He wanted Sheila to feel the urgency-if she did, she'd figure out what to do next. And in the end, he knew, her greatest concern was still Timothy's safety.

Vince offered what comfort he could. "Let's just wait. He should be out of surgery soon."

"And Jessica? Is she alright?"

"With Timothy there, she's fine. Not a scratch on her," Vince replied.

Sheila's fists clenched so tightly her nails left deep crescents in her skin.

enough to put

thought twisted Sheila's heart, but she forced a smile anyway. "As long as Daisy's safe, that's all I care about. By the way, I saw your Christmas Eve post— Yates commented that Daisy looks a lot like Daisy. I looked at their photo together,

"You think so

people are similar in those ways. So when Yates commented, he'd brushed it off. But now, hearing it from Sheila as well, a

help you run a

"None of

out of the blue. Salome was always so kind-hearted; the universe won't be cruel to her. She has to be alive, maybe just waiting somewhere for you to find her. I've seen so many stories on TV about families reuniting with lost children-sometimes the person you've been searching for is closer than

hold it

why Timothy hadn't revealed Jessica's true identity yet-likely,

she might

divorce more than once, but Timothy still refused to let her

was really the reason, it hit Sheila

when, apart from his own family, Sheila was the person Timothy cared about most His concern for her was almost greater than for his relatives- unique, irreplaceable kind of affection. How could she

She wouldn't allow it.

let Timothy find out

she kept the conversation casual, just like

well. She couldn't do anything that would make him

fell silent, lost in

her words were

"I never would have guessed your grandfather was into paper

gotten so good.

and

now she's officially Daisy's goddaughter. You seem really fond of her as well. Are you actually