Regret Came Too Late

After saying that, Yancey wrapped his arm around Alice's waist and left without hesitation.

Grace stared at the string of numbers on her phone. That man just now had claimed to be her fiancé, yet he hadn't shown a shred of concern for her from beginning to end. All he cared about was defending Alice.

It felt like an iron wire was tightening around her heart. Her face turned paler as a dull pain spread through her chest.

Alice looked like she had recovered fully, while she, the one being blamed, had barely survived.

How could a man like that possibly be her fiancé?

She had been missing for three days, yet no one from her family had reached out

to her. The only thing lingering in her hazy mind was the faint memory of having a boyfriend.

Without hesitation, she dialed the number.

It was answered by a robotic, professional voice, which likely belonged to an assistant.

"Ms. Lambert?"

"Hello. Is this Ethan Henderson? I think I lost my memory in a car accident, and I

"Mr. Henderson just returned to Druville and is still undergoing rehabilitation. Last time, you called him with the exact same excuse, asking him to pick you up. You even used the same car accident story. And he actually went-only to end up in that accident with you.

Lambert, if you have even a shred of conscience left,

"But I-"

call was

sigh and leaned back against the pillow. Her head throbbed, and a sense of fear

at her unlocked phone. At

had just walked in. "Could you check if

her transaction history. Just a week ago, she had spent exactly 200 thousand dollars.

balance. The

lowered her gaze, confusion evident on her delicate face. She had just spent 200 thousand dollars a week ago. How could she not even have

contact list and found one labeled

deep breath, she called

connected, an angry voice

me, huh? Grace, how old are you now? Why are you still playing these childish games? Yancey and Alice have been secretly dating for a long time. Alice never told you because she didn't

accident! You're such a burden! Honestly, you should've just died out there! Alice has always been so considerate of you as her sister, and all you do is

say something when she suddenly heard

memory this time. Maybe you should go easy on

What a fool-always pulling the same stunt. If she really had any backbone, she'd stay gone forever. That way, I wouldn't have to deal with the stress of

let Grace cling to him like a fool. She