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!

There was no

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

he finally let before she pressed

her aber, she was barely able to hold

way she didn'tted it. Her stomach was

changed out

Velvet Eclipse, just as she stepped outside,

gave her a

in het stomach, then asked with a sinister look

He had just lost five million dollars in that VIP lounge but didn't dare to lash out in there earlier.

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

"Grace,

trash. Do you think Hendricks would be delighted if I sent you to

time, or I'll have a few guys

and Sloan would do anything for her. All she needed

at Grace condescendingly and chuckled "Don't piss Alice off again. You won't like the

scotted, and walked away

was burning, and her stomach

hit a woman. She didn't egg him on

Her stomach churned violently,

stop it,

eyes were red-rimmed

leed unwanted trash.

thing. Even though she had lost her memories, one thing was clear to

to the curb to had a taxi back

a sleek, black luxury car colled up in front of her. The window lowered, revealing a breathtaking

chiseled features so flawlessly sculpted

arogance about him. His dark eyes were cool and indifferent as they reflected her disheveled state Even the light

think, her body reacted

It was Elban.

she could remember, it was her firsttime seeing him in person, yet she was afraid of him. Cold

le-she must have always kept her distance