Regret Came Too Late

Ethan's face remainedexpressionless as he maneuvered his wheelchair to leave.

Alice quickly stepped behind him. "Mr. Henderson, let me walk you back."

The words had barely left her muthahepäbe heard a sing

She thought she had misheard for a second. She stood frozen, unable to process what hadju

It wasn't until the sound of Ethan's wheelchair had completely faded into the night that fury gradually overtook her features. Her hands clenched into fists, her chest rising and falling violently"Never in her life ha humiliated liker thin.

Ich actually dared to twat her this way?

He can into her on a quin night, and the two of them just stood before the same palding. Il shumtive felt like fate, shouldn't it?

Damn in This man refused to play by the rules!

rant the door, a ma sulled hen into his arms, kissing her hungrily.

Alice then summed back to her room. But the moment she opeand the does, a man pulled her into

The frustration in her chest eased considerably as she thought about how indifferent he was toward orace yet so passionate with her.

"Yancey, why aren't you asleep yet?"

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"I just thought the moon looked nice."

kissed her again, then carried her back to

had long stopped pretending to avoid what had already happened between them. In fact, they had just been together moments

It's pretty far from here. Tancey, you should check in on Grace tomorrow. She came to Southbrook our of spite, probably because Yarwy's expression turned impatient, but then he recalled what than had said earlier that night. It left him with a strange

been a time when his relationship with Grace was genuinely good.

even saned his

share, refusing to let even when she was on the verge of death herself. That was something he had fur Alice's hardchips had

incread Alice's fingers traced slow circles on his chest. "Vancey, I don't want to make things ugly with my sister. I know she resents me, thinking I stole everything from her. I get it. And she really does love you Sometim Vanory pulled her into his arms. "I'll go see her tomorrow, okay? And don't say that about yourself, I was the one who drank too much

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to him, kissing

quickly. "Grace already knows. It's not like there's any chance of us being