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

as he surveyed the scene, a look of impatience

the files she had

the Sider

not meet

Before the

out a cigarette, lit it, and

them,"

of julian. He couldn't form

away and stepped forward, grabbing Slown by

not

Sloan's are shifted toward

the idiot,

the police 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

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

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

from the comer of

reddened instantly, but because it was Julian who had struck him,

an eyebrow, feeling

I do have a question. Since you've humiliated him so openly, what if he turns around

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

beled, was pushed to the edge by her words, and he spat out a mouthful of

at Grace, his

your time tonight. We'll resolve this

with such authority that it was clear anyone invoerd in

here, I should clarity. I, Grace, am clean and innocen Mr. Skin is young and careless wi Skan, furious beyond words, rolled his eye

few words with one of the police officer, who nodded and led the