Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Vince answered the call.

Timothy Lawson's voice came through the line.

"You're helping Jessy look into Mayfield. Do you know why she's after him?"

Jessica Greene frowned; Timothy seemed awfully interested in this matter.

She couldn't let him find out the truth.

Vince's reply was curt. "Stop calling me about this. I'm not telling you anything."

He hung up.

Turning to Jessica, Vince reassured her, "Don't worry, Jessy. I won't let him in on any of this."

“But getting justice for my grandmother won't be easy,” he added. “Timothy showed me Mayfield's file today. Turns out Mayfield's been living in Cloverdale for who-knows-how-long, and he's made quite a name for himself. I'd bet all those shady things he did in the past are well covered up now."

Jessica shook her head slightly. "No secret stays buried forever. It's not up to him to decide what stays hidden."

Vince nodded. "Yeah."

Jessica agreed, but she knew it wouldn't be easy.

And with Mayfield being Sheila Howard's biological father, she had no doubt Timothy would do anything to protect Sheila if he ever learned the truth.

That's why Timothy could never find out.

Their car pulled into The Gilded Whisper Estates.

Daisy stirred and woke up.

time to see Jessica climbing out

arms around Jessica's neck. "Uncle, I don't want to go home. I want

smiled. “Vince, why don't you let her

doesn't have any

will fit her well enough for one night. You can bring her some

hesitated, then nodded.

knelt to Daisy's eye level. "You be good for your

Daisy nodded vigorously.

and

shot Timothy a cool glance, then got

Daisy inside. Daisy recognized Timothy at once and greeted him sweetly, "Good evening,

"Daisy, your godmother is my wife. You should call me 'godfather'

quickly interrupted, "Daisy, your godmother is

exasperation. "Do you really need to say that

child? She doesn't even know

up, matter-of-fact,

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she's divorcing you, I'll just keep calling you Mr. Lawson." Then she glanced up at Jessica, her eyes sparkling mischievously. "Godmother, after you get divorced,

Each one more outrageous

nose. "You have a point, kiddo. Such a grown-up. Now, time for a bath and

door, a wave of sweet apple

glossy skins shining in the atmospheric glow of string lights. A Christmas tree stood proudly on

Your room is gorgeous! Look at all these apples. If we eat one a day, it'll

filled the room, and Jessica's lashes

all this had happened a year ago, maybe things would have been different. But now, she no longer

Timothy. He said nothing, simply turned and

was probably afraid she'd tell him to stop,