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

stone. Then, snapping back to reality, she grabbed a napkin and started dabbing at

was entirely inappropriate.

paze and met his

her wrist as dark waves surged in

stood up "I'm sorry. Mr. Henderson. I lost my balance because of

it was still throbbing

let go of het went right away. Several seconds passed before

still calling

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 was to support farmers in Brookfield, and Northbrook was

those

promote southbrook apples first before shitting focus to Northbrook, which had left the latter almost forgotten in recent years. Since the farmers in Southbrook didn't need For a

slightly and his thumb brushing

warmth it left

deal with. They deeply resent this side after being

surprised Ethan knew about 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

turned to leave, but Ethan's phone cang just

flashed on the screen. What a mood

brown furrowed slightly. Why was Yancey calling

picked up the phone

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

at Grace, whose

barn, it was either to make her give

dollar handbag

to Alice. Either way, it wasn't going to

indifferent. "What