Goodbye, Mr. Regret

"You promised me-you can't go back on your word."

She agreed, and only then did he bring her back.

He wouldn't let her change her mind.

Timothy swept Jessica up into his arms and carried her out to the car, signaling for the cosmetic artist to follow.

The cosmetic artist quickly got into Timothy's car as well.

Mabel, still uneasy, snatched up the phone from the sofa, turned it on, and asked

a trusted family driver to help her follow Timothy.

"Mabel, if we get caught, won't Mr. Carter fire us?"

"He won't know, unless you or I say something. Besides, Mrs. Carter's always been good to us. Could you just stand by and watch her in danger?"

"No... I couldn't."

"Then stick close, and don't lose them."

Vince arrived at The Gilded Whisper Estates, hurried out of his car, and rang the bell. The house was empty.

"Linn, is Mr. Carter or Mrs. Carter here?"

"Mr. Carter just took Mrs. Carter out. I think they were arguing."

Vince frowned, convinced there was more to the story than a simple argument. Otherwise, Jessica would never have sent that kind of message.

"Do you know where they went?"

Linn shook her head.

options, Vince tried Jessica's phone

"Hello, Jessy?—"

"Mr. Zimmerman? It's Mabel."

you

"It's like this-Mr. Carter and Mrs. Carter were fighting, and someone must have called in. Mr. Carter switched her phone off and tossed it on the sofa before leaving with her. I was worried, so I grabbed the phone and followed in

location with me-now.

"Okay!"

,

Gilded Whisper Estates just as Herbert

"Where's Jessica?"

"Get in."

both piled into the car. Vince pulled

"Where is she?"

her. I have her location-let's go,

if Vince and Herbert made it

Timothy would make sure she never

that happen. She'd rather die than carry another mark of his on her

drove, eyes flickering to gauge

blankly out the

lunged, grabbing the steering wheel and yanking

car was approaching from

went blank. He slammed on the brakes, but

steering wheel wrenched from

cosmetic artists in

Crash!

Timothy threw himself over Jessica,

was a heavy off-road SUV with oversized tires. Timothy's car crumpled into the gap

er