Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

There was a time when Grace practically worshipped Lily. If Lily was even slightly displeased, Grace would be on edge and do everything she could to make things right.

But since Grace had become so unruly, it was time to remind her who was in charge.

When Grate received Lily's call, she recalled the information Ethan had given her. That was when she finally put a face to the name.

When she answered the call, a warm, almost gentle voice came through the line.

"Grace, are you free tonight? Come have dinner with Yancey and me. It's been a while since you two last visited.'

Lily no longer lived at Henderson Residence. The place was now occupied only by Yancey's grandparents while the rest of the family had their own places and only gathered for occasional Grace luid no memory of how she used to beat this woman. But since Lily's tone seemed

"Alight, Mrs. Henderson," she replied.

Altre ending the call, Lily turned to her son, tapping his forehead lightly with her finge

cable, she considered using this opportunity to bring up the engagement.

→ See? She still listens well enough. Yancey, don't take this the wrong way, but if you really like Alice, then just end the engagement and be with her properly.

Yancey had thought the same way before. But now, something about it didn't air right

"Grace wasn't making a scene. She wasn't begging, crying, or threatening to throw herself into a river like she used to. It deli off

Maybe if she caused a fuss-if the showed how much she cared-

he'd consider daging the engagement out a little longer.

tam. I've been trying to end it for ages, but she's the one rating. You have no idea how annoying she is," he grumbled.

Lily wasive when it came to her brother's affairs, but otherwise, she was sharp. After all, she wouldn't have secured her position in the Henderson family as a mistress otherwise. Yancey grabbed his car keys, hi Lily chuckled. "You and your attitude

Yancey drove off, his mood

unexpectedly lighter when he arrived

at Henderson Group. Dat it was

short lived as he was told that Grace had left just five minutes ago.

Turious, he rushed to catch

finally spotted her in the

underground parking lot,

He had planned to scold her and demand to know why she left without waiting for him. But when he now her delicate features and how the light illuminated her skin, the words died in his "Grace, I'm here to pick you up. Don't make things difficult

The moment she heard his voice, her body tensed with instinctive diagur She reached for her car door, ready to get in, but Yancey labbed in before she could clic

"Are you done yet? I came all the

way here to pick you up. What more

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do you want? I'm telling you now, my mom likes you, so don't throw a tantam in front of her later," he snapped. Before the could react, he putted her away from her car and

stamped the door shut. "You're

riding with ma,”

Grace had just raised her hand to shove him off when a voice called out from a short distance away.

Yancey and Grace were standing toonoveldrama

close together for her king. His hand

was still loosely resting on her waist, making it look as if they were embracing. Yancey inched like a guilty man caught in the act and immediately stepped away from Grace.

"Alice? What are you doing here?"

Alice cast a cautious glance at Grace, "Lescause of Crane.

She didn't even have to finish. Yancey's mind filled in the blanka.

He was certain Grace lad texted Alice on purpose, serting up this exact moment to make her witnou a misunderstanding

Grace was curing as always

Yaborgshot her adisapproving plane.

"Why are you like this? I thought you had changed."

i had a good-

looking face. He inherited Henderson genes, after all. And with his height and postate, he always carried himself with a sense of superiority

Alice's eyes gleamed with satisfaction as if she had just won some invitilde battle. Looping her arm through Yancey

s, Alice smiled sweetly.

"Mas Henderson invited me to dinner too. I thought I'drome pick up Yancey on the way. Grace, why

don't you tide with?"

Come had no intention

of doing so She turned back to her car and traced for the door, only to notice some deep pashes sliced agross the tires, Someone had deliberately slashed them.

Alice's lipoverledenes in slightly "ons, links like you tes die ruined Curss you'll have to cons with us, fast in Vainey's asistat, Eliku situation played out endurely differently after all.