Regret Came Too Late

Chester went pale in an instant, panic gripping him. "Mr. Henderson, what are you doing? I came here out of goodwill to warn you about Grace. How could you do this to me?"

Without warning, a razor-sharp dagger chopped off three of his fingers in a flash. He let out a bloodcurdling scream, his whole body jerking uncontrollably.

Ethan set down his cup, a flicker of amusement in his eyes. "Go on. Tell me. What kind of person is she?"

That was when it hit Chester-Ethan was avenging Grace. This wasn't anything like what Yancey had said would happen!

His lips were bloodless, and he was just about to beg for mercy when he heard the sound of a gun being loaded. Fear hit him like a truck, and he pissed himself as cold sweat ran down his face.

"Mr. Henderson, I was wrong! It's all a misunderstanding, I swear! I faked those photos. I never laid a finger on Grace! It was Jessica. She made me do it. And Yancey-he's just as bad!"

Gunshots rang out, and four bullets tore into Chester's legs. This time, not even a scream came out. Wracked with agony, his body convulsed and he couldn't get a sound out of his throat.

Ethan didn't rush, but his movements flowed with an easy grace.

"Go on," he said.

But Chester couldn't get a single word out. His legs trembled so badly he could barely stand, and a puddle formed beneath him. Only now did he fully grasp just how terrifying Ethan really was.

Yancey had been right. Ethan rarely lost his temper, but the calmer he seemed, the more terrifying he became.

Ethan's cheek.

his gun to the man

Ethan headed out, Julian's voice rang out. "You would've kept firing if it weren't for the gun's 12-bullet capacity,

looked just as bold as always. As Ethan moved forward, Julian fell into

continued, "Do you have any idea how long it took me to erase all that surveillance footage after you saved her yesterday? So many people are keeping an eye on your legs. They're convinced you'll be crippled for life. And yet,

a massacre if word got out. But Grace herself didn't seem to realize that Ethan had trusted her with his

and wiped the blood off his fingers, his expression composed. Then, he tossed

was wondering if she would," he

let out a short laugh. Neither of

a sudden chill ran down her spine. She couldn't help but shiver. Later, she asked Mandy a few

Mandy had been telling everyone how nice Grace was, though most people just scoffed and didn't

that Mandy could finally lend Grace a hand, she pounced at the

boyfriend, but she also has a kid she keeps a secret from him. Her boyfriend's family

Mandy knew about Jessica's kid, Gary, she

been a troublemaker since he was little. Once, he was caught shoplifting and got chewed out by the store owner. Another time, he was slapped for groping a woman. He was a straight-up delinquent, just like

an eyebrow and gave a faint smile. She had a pretty good idea of how