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

believe it trice, in this what your life in the Lambert family has been like? Everyone side with her, no matter what? No

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

en

shut her eyes, but a small tug at

voor was thick with congestion "Your knee in infected. Does

"Come on, stop crying. This isn't the end of the road. Let me think it through once we get

a few more times before

Grace forced herself to take a shower fast. The metallic went clinging to her skin was finally washed

knee looked even worse now. The wounds were 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

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

doctor toward the door across the hall. It was shut, with nothing

to sit

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

medicine was applied that she finally unclenched her jaw, her tightly knitted brown relaxing slightly.

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

"Alright. Thanks"

left, the swallowed

had barely sat down when the door

maneuvered his wheelchair into the room and closed the

Ourside,

of sunlight bathed the room

red glow