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.

The Gar he kurs would neves hit him, bats L, she would rather but het self than see him get hurt, kt alene humiliate ban in trant at everyoncealin.

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

see how long you can

finally

she was barely able

no way she

changed out

just as she stepped outside,

her a

sinister look on his tice,

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

and yanked her up by her ham. He tezed so forcepolly that it felt like he was about to rip

"Grace,

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

time, or I'll have a few guys take hams

tears, and Sloan would do anything for her. All she needed to do was say the word, and Sloan

down at Grace condescendingly and chuckled "Don't piss Alice

of her, scotted, and walked away without

and her stomach was

didn't egg him on earlier because doing that would one make

up. Her stomach churned violently, and

it,

were red-rimmed

leed unwanted trash.

had lost her memories, one thing was clear to her

she walked to the curb to

colled up in front of her. The window lowered, revealing a breathtaking

side had chiseled features

dark eyes were cool and

think, her

It was Elban.

in person, yet she was afraid

kept her