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!

has to death. There was no way she

"Let's see

wanting sustil he finally let before she pressed her

aber, she was barely able

there was no way she didn'tted it.

changed out

just as she

her

in het stomach, then asked with a sinister look

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

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

"Grace,

Hendricks would be delighted

you made het angry on her birthday. You better watch out niest time, or I'll have a few guys

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

"Don't piss

of her, scotted, and walked away without

and her stomach was

woman. She didn't egg him on earlier because doing that would

Her stomach churned violently, and

stop it,

eyes were red-rimmed and

leed unwanted trash.

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

she walked to the curb to had a taxi back

colled up in front of her.

side had chiseled features so

were cool and indifferent as they reflected her disheveled state

Before she could even think, her body reacted firstand

It was Elban.

her firsttime seeing him in person, yet she

have always kept her distance from