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.

now-cared enough to put her

"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

"You think so

in those ways. So when Yates commented, he'd brushed it

help you

his disappointment. "None of the people

day you'll find her 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

hold it in much

Jessica's true identity yet-likely, he was afraid

might

divorce more than once, but Timothy still refused to

that was really the reason, it hit

apart from his own family, Sheila was the person Timothy cared about most His concern for her was almost

She wouldn't allow it.

she couldn't let Timothy find out

she kept the conversation

couldn't do anything that would

silent, lost

words were having

obvious, she added, "I never would have guessed your grandfather

so

and

seem really fond of her as well. Are you actually thinking about competing with Timothy for Daisy's affection?