Goodbye, Mr. Regret

It was a photo of Jessica and Daisy together.

The caption read: "Daisy has a new godmother. Blessings."

At the same time, Sallie saw the post pop up on her feed. Annoyance flared in her chest.

What exactly was Vince playing at?

She knew Daisy was Vince's cousin's daughter. After her parents passed away, the Zimmerman family had pretty much taken Daisy in as one of their own, and Larkin's intention was that Daisy would be under Vince's name, as his daughter from here on out.

Now Vince couldn't wait to have Daisy call Jessica her godmother-clearly, the man just wouldn't give up.

"Aunt Sallie, what are you looking at?"

Henry had come over and caught sight of Jessica's picture. In her arms, she was holding a little girl about his age.

"It's nothing," Sallie said, quickly locking her phone.

"But Auntie, I saw my mom! Can I just see it for a second?"

"There's nothing interesting about it. You'll see your mom when you get home anyway."

But Henry felt a pang seeing his mother holding someone else. He pleaded, "Just let me see. Please?"

Sighing, Sallie handed over her phone. Henry took it carefully.

He recognized the girl at once-his mother was holding Daisy.

He'd met Daisy before.

His mom was smiling at Daisy with a tenderness he hadn't seen in a long time.

And both of them were holding apples in their hands. It was Christmas Eve, so his mother must have given Daisy an apple as a little holiday gift.

Every Christmas Eve, his mom would always save a big, shiny red apple just for him.

But this year, she was with somebody else.

him

several more photos-his mother laughing, her

at him

at those pictures, Henry felt

Zimmerman's family, you know. Your mom is

Henry was upset, so she tried to

her, his voice barely above a whisper. “My

He and your mom are having a rough patch. Once they make up, everything

while, then had one of the maids take

went to her room and called

you see

Timothy replied, sounding

spilled out. "Aren't you

your wife right in front of

steal her," Timothy said, calm as

was Salome Zimmerman. It didn't matter what Vince tried-Timothy

with Vince

that she might

maybe Vince getting

about Vince making Daisy call dessica her godmother, you might as well let Henry start calling Sheila 'Mom' too! If that's how you really feel, maybe stop lecturing your son

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front of the kid," Timothy said, his patience. thinning. "Sheila and I were never together, and

his phone screen still

looking at Daisy in the picture, she did bear a striking resemblance to how

than anything was

posting photos like this, who knew if someone else

the thought crossed his mind, a comment

just me, or does she look

Timothy immediately called Yates.

Christmas Eve? What, are

under

Vince has seen

delete it. Don't

ready to delete the