Regret Came Too Late

Grace raised an evebion, a trace of mockery flashing in her eyes. She had to admit that Sloan was foolish to say soch things in front of the police. Thus, this was Velvet Eclipse-

d the police dad to show iq, they must have been realy to confrunt any influential figures here.

As expected, the police firmly held Sloan, don't care who you areTM

Grace's lips curled into a smile. "Mr. Sidies, wherels Hendricks? Where is he?

Fon had just tested her about Hendricks being in the hospital, and now Grace's question seemed like a direct slap to his face.

lips trembled, utterly intrated. He had never been so humiliated before.

The other tightened their grip on Skoon's arms. "Tell us the truth. Where is the other person?

Sloan telt utterly embarrassed, as the people who had just been Battering him earlier in the room now seemed to be watching the spectacle unfold.

The pride he had alwins cling to was being trampled on by Grace. At that moment, he swore he would never forgive her.

Outside the private room, a crowd had gathered Slon was a regular here, and almost everyone in the circle recognized his face.

"Isn't that the youngest hair of the Sidler family? Why are the police here!

"What happened? Is hun here tonight? Can someone po tell him?

Upon hearing the Sloan's face drained et coke

"Don'L"

ablackshi

But before he could finish his sentence, the crowd parted to make way for aman dressed in a black shirt.

His parece

top buttons of his shirt were undone, and as he surveyed the scene, a look of impatience crossed his face. "What's going on

recognised him from the files she had

the Sider family, a man of

died not meet

Before the

a cigarette, lit it,

you tell them,"

seemingly afraid of julian. He couldn't form

away and stepped forward,

it's not me,

Sloan's are shifted toward

idiot, would be

be in trouble. He had assumed that scared to even show her face for days, but here she was, making Grace remained

also said that I'm easy to buy off if someone offers a little money, and we all heard it Now, it this g Slown's expression changed again, and his tone was now desperate

he could finish, a slap rang across his face, leaving him stunned. His head snapped to the

from the comer of

Julian who had

eyebrow, feeling

she wasn't done yet. "Mr. Julian, I do have a question. Since you've humiliated him so openly, what if he

can bear witness. If something happens to me later, the first person I'll be locking into is

edge by her

Grace, his expression

this matter privately and ensure Grace gets a satisfactory

authority that it was clear anyone invoerd in gossiping about it outside would be going against the Sidler

a misunderstanding. But since everyone's here, I should clarity. I,

the police