Regret Came Too Late

ced been resting in her room for about half an hour when someone knocked on the door again. When she opened it, Tim was standing outside. His tone remained strictly business Mc Lambert, M. Henderson in She had been knarking on apples all evening, and they had long since digested by noww.

stepping into Extan's room, she found the lights turnedup to their brightest, dluminating an extravagant feaut Laid not on the table

He was seated by the table, silently flipping through a book. He lifted his gaze at the sound of her arrival, his voice calm and deep. "Sit."

Glare wat quite hungry, so she didn't hesitate and took a seat. "Thank you, Mr. Henderson!

At least 15 dishes were spread across the table with all kinds of food imaginable. Grace couldn't help but be a little surprised. This level of dining was almost excFLLİVE.

the picked up her cutlery and began eating at a steady pace.

Manwhile, Eilan sei hit book aude, took up a kelle and book, and quietly are the small portion of uneak on his plate.

Halfway through the meal, she noticed that he had barely eaten. That was unexpected his appetite was surprisingly small for a grown man.

Just then, a knack came from outside. It was not at Ethan's door but athere

They

belonged to Manly. She was likely here to ask what she planned to do

about the 20 thousand orders.

Grace mood up, but the sharp pain in her knee made her stumble. She instinctively reached out and grabbed the tablecloth for support. But in doing so, the accidentally yanked it too hard.. sending a bowl of pu The soup splashed straight onto Ethan's pants

For a split second, she froze

reality, she grabbed a napkin and started dabbing at the fabric. She wiped at it few

was entirely inappropriate.

her paze and

her wrist

Mr. Henderson. I

was

away. Several seconds passed before he finally asked, "Does it hurt

still calling

dine. I need to head to Northbrook tonight. The dive from Southbrook to Northbrook takes two hours, in I won't be back. There are apple orchards there too, and want to negoti Her project's pool

as those from

to Northbrook, which had left the latter almost forgotten

slightly and his thumb brushing lightly over

the warmth it left behind

aren't easy to deal with. They deeply

this too? If she hadn't mentioned Northbrook herself, would he have brought it up on his own? "know," the replied. "I'll show them sincerity and earn their trust. Their apples aren't any worse than Southbrook's.

to leave, but Ethan's

the screen.

slightly. Why was

picked up the phone and

other end came Yancey's voice. "Uncle Ethan, which room is decent just arrived

whose expression

barn, it was either to make

dollar handbag

to Alice. Either way, it wasn't going

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