Regret Came Too Late

"Eve mullion dollars. Please pay up." She held out her hand toward Sloan.

Out of guilt. Sloan didn't dare drag things out and quickly handed over his card.

Grace processed the payment and then glanced at Yancey. The way Sloan had paid so quickly suggested that something had indeed happened betwee

Raising an eyebrow, she said nothing. Some truths were best lett unsaid.

She turned and left to change out of her uniform in the employee's break room.

Suddenly, the door behind her flung open. Yancey stormed inside, his fury barely restrained.

He grabbed her by the throat

"Grace, are you trying to die? You w

went too far this time!"

How was he and Sloan supposed to face each other now after she said that in front of everyone?

Grace stared at his rage-

contorted face and felt a sharp pain shooting through her chest.

The grip on her throat tightened, and she was almost suffocating. Pain spread from her heart to every limb, and her body grew cold... She raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face. ceyla brad jeiked to the side, and his expressson froze in dishebel. His pripen her threat loosened instantly.

He touched his cheek, stunned to several seconds.

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Der sense of uneasecteptinto him.

fen, drace asked, "Does it hurt?"

Yanoes's confidencetetimet She was taking (1) she was just trying to get his attention!

to death. There

a deep breath. "Let's see how long you can

against the wall, wanting sustil he finally let before she

she was barely able

way she didn'tted it. Her stomach

out

lett Velvet Eclipse, just as she stepped

her

stomach, then asked with a sinister look on his tice, "Feeline proud

He had just lost five million dollars in that VIP lounge but didn't dare to lash out in there earlier. Now that they wete outside, he docked to ambus What a loser. It was no surprise everyone

ham. He tezed so

"Grace,

Alice, you're trash. Do you think Hendricks would be delighted if I sent you

watch out niest time, or I'll have a few guys take hams with

her. All she needed to do was say the word,

"Don't piss Alice off again. You won't like the

go of her, scotted, and walked

her

there to hit a woman. She didn't egg him on earlier because doing that would

Her stomach churned violently,

stop it,

eyes were red-rimmed and

leed unwanted trash.

lost her memories, one thing was clear

walked to the curb to

het hand, a sleek, black luxury car colled up in front of her. The window

man side had chiseled features

dark eyes were cool and

think, her body reacted firstand took several steps

It was Elban.

her firsttime seeing him in person, yet she was afraid of him. Cold sweat broke out along her

always kept her distance