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.

given him an apple

several more photos-his mother laughing,

at him like that

those pictures, Henry felt something heavy creep into

from Mr. Zimmerman's family, you know. Your mom is

Henry was upset, so she

whisper. “My

your mom are having a

for a while, then had one

to her room and called

you see

Timothy replied, sounding

"Aren't you

stealing your wife right in front of

her," Timothy said, calm

Salome Zimmerman. It didn't matter

he knew Jessica was with Vince

suspicions that she might

maybe Vince

"If you're so calm about Vince making Daisy call dessica her godmother, you might as well let Henry

l.ne

Timothy said, his patience. thinning. "Sheila and I

ended the call, his phone screen still showing Vince's

cousin. And looking at Daisy in the picture, she did bear a striking resemblance

than anything was

Vince kept posting photos like this, who knew if someone

thought crossed his mind, a comment popped up under Vince's post-from

looking more and more like Salome. Or is it just me, or does she look a bit like Timothy's wife

Timothy immediately called Yates.

Eve? What, are you

under

Vince has seen it by

it. Don't

to his phone, ready to delete