Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 28

Corace checked into a new room for the night,

, and as she was about to rest, her phone suddenly buzzed with a message from the work group chat

Curious, she opened it and found her coworkers gossiping about her

Someone had posted a picture of her back.

"Valy is Grace Staying in a hotel

The probably has some date tonight. She's always surrounded by men, right?

Honest, she only got into the company because of her connection with Mr. Henderson"

Grace rassed an eyebrow, realizing they had probably forgotten she was in the group.

she quickly typed a message. She asked, "Since when have had a lot of men around me? How come I didn't know the

Thedon in the group had been pretty lively, with people em guessing she had slept with Yancey to get into the company but once they saw her message, they suddenly sumbered she was part of the group.

The group chat went sent Grace tagged the person who had taken her photo. She questioned, "Have you never

theart stayed in a hotel before?

The group chat became even quieter. If this weren't a work-

chat, it would've likely been

they were talking behind her back. The embarrassment they felt

When Grace arrived

she immediately felt the awkward tension, she pretended like she had no idea what was going on and focused on her work at her disk

Since Grace had bought

furniture pieces the needed to check

new She'd had a clear come in, and after picking up a few small things,

bit surprised when she heard that Grace

moment, her smile seemed forced: "Grace, weren't you string financially? How

out a table lamp.

have any

nee vintage styles?

"Right this way."

a large

by lummary brands—baps, furniture, you name

of dollars. Grace bought the lamp, left her

Joanne

her eyes when

she subconsciously curled her

you that money? Or

picked out a few more small items to be delivered, and she was already thinking about the new house. She was looking forward to moving in that evening "Neither. It's a long story. Do you want to come Joanne forced a smile