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

from the files she had looked

the heir to the Sider family, a man

died not

Before the

cigarette, lit it, and spokenonchalantly yet with an undeniable air

you tell them," the

seemingly afraid of julian.

put the lighter away and stepped forward, grabbing Slown by the hair.

it's not me,

Sloan's are shifted toward

idiot, would

investigated, both he and Hendricks would be in trouble. He had assumed that scared to even show her face for days, but here she was, making Grace remained cdm as she addressed putian, explaining the situation

hundreds of times a year. He also said that I'm easy to buy

face, leaving him stunned. His head

comer of

reddened instantly, but because it was Julian who had struck him, he didn't dare make a

an eyebrow, feeling a

Since you've humiliated him so openly, what if

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

beled, was pushed to the edge by

Grace, his

We'll resolve this matter privately and ensure Grace gets a satisfactory answer. Sloan's foolish words won't

with such authority that it was clear anyone invoerd in gossiping about it outside would

light as she added, "It was all just a misunderstanding. But since everyone's here, I should clarity. I, Grace, am clean and innocen Mr. Skin is young and careless wi Skan, furious beyond words, rolled his eye and passed

the police