Goodbye, Mr. Regret

"Dad, go ahead and take care of your business."

She really just called him Dad?

Vince Zimmerman let out a cold snort in his mind. Sheila Howard had been adopted by Abell and Sandra practically from the moment she was born. What a sweet deal for that so-called father-never raised a daughter, but the moment she found him, she recognized him anyway.

Sheila's biological father handed Timothy Lawson a business card. "Here's my card. If you need anything, don't hesitate to contact me."

Timothy barely glanced at the card and made no move to take it.

An awkward silence hung between them. Sheila nudged her father, urging him, "You should go."

With no other choice, he left for now.

Earlier, Vince had helped Jessica Greene run a check on that car, which was how he learned Sheila's father went by Mayfield.

She remembered, back when she was a kid, her grandma used to call him Dr. Field. Clearly, he'd been using a fake name for his cons.

Now he drove a Bentley, everything he wore screamed expensive, from the watch on his wrist to the signet ring on his thumb-a fortune on display. Apparently, he'd climbed the social ladder by now.

"Timothy," Sheila called, wanting to explain.

But Timothy had already turned away, heading back to his table.

Sheila followed after him.

Vince. "Let's get out

ushering her outside. "I'll have the driver take you home, Jessica.

you," she said

grandma was a benefactor to my grandfather and to the whole

that Sheila's found her real father, she's not technically your aunt anymore. That means your marriage is pretty much over. If you two want to pick up where you left off, well, no one's going to

his arm. "Vince, don't

of his way to help Jessica and challenge Timothy, even though

silent. If she jumped in now, she'd only make things worse- especially if she ever wanted to tell Timothy how she really

was tight with

always been close; to him, Sheila was just the daughter of a family friend. He never

friendship with Jessica was going well, and Sheila-well, she was just someone from Timothy's past. He didn't have much

the fact that Sheila's real father was a

doesn't he deny

finally looked up.

Sheila, as if he was terrified Vince would say something to

on, Yates. We're just third wheels here, anyway," Vince said,

Yates knew better than to overstay. He got up and left

get some info about your sister from Timothy, but he wouldn't say a

an eyebrow. "Pressure him

Lawsons and start asking questions, put the

it. He's so determined to shield Sheila and won't let

them up, but now he'd