Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 42

Mandy was at a lens for words. She wantedionice them out, but nothing seemed apt enough. The way these people kept escalating their insults made her want tácy.

But Grace simply polled open the car door and gor in

"Mandy, pet in," she said.

Mandy chubed into the car with deve

Behand them, the farmers saved their brooms in elebiation as if they had just tid themselves of a plagie

Seeing this scene in the rear-

view mittor, Mandy nearly spat out blood in rage. She couldn't hold it in anymore, and her tears spilled over.

Exhausted from a sleepless night, even the middle-

aged driver in the if our seat clutched the steering wheel with reddened eyes. He, too, was crying

Who would't feel devastated? Pouring your heart into something, only to have in trampled on Worse yet, Grace was being accused of crimes she never committed Grace sat by the window and watched the sce Though. Stop crying.

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But Mandy was too far gone. nlowing her nose into a tissue, she stifled between her worth. "I'm just.. I'm just so angry! I've never been treated like this in my whole life! That Alice is such a

be's socha Uch, she's vilet

with her, no matter what? No wonder your reputation is so bad. I race dédia's knyan how to respond get

had lived in the Lambert residence, but she had been part of the problem too back then. She had been too eager

en

eyes, but a small tug at her sleeve made her open them

was thick with congestion "Your knee in infected. Does

not that bad," Grace ceplied. "Come on, stop crying. This isn't the end of the road. Let me

sniffled a few more

a shower fast. The metallic went clinging to her

swollen and angry. Just as she was about to ask the front desk for a first aid kit, there was a knock on the door. She opened into linda man in a wh "Mu Lamberi, Mr. Henderson sent me to check on

last night andha'n un intim when he returned just now. How did he know she

door across the hall. It was shut, with nothing to

back to sit on the

medical kit, put on gloves, and began treating her wounds. When he pulled out

unclenched her jaw, her tightly knitted brown relaxing slightly. Sweat had

handed her some lever medication. "Take this. You're running

"Alright. Thanks"

the

when the door

expression unreadable the maneuvered his wheelchair into the room and closed the door behind

Ourside,

had settled in. The last rays of sunlight bathed the

red glow