Regret Came Too Late

Grace tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep. Finally, she grabbed her phone and started searching online. "My boss bathed me. Are we still in a purely professional relationship?"

"I passed out from period cramps and woke up to find out that my boss changed my pants and bathed me. What do I do?"

She posted both questions in a forum, but even after hitting send, her body still felt unbearably hot.

The thought of going to work tomorrow and facing Ethan made her nervous.

It didn't take long before replies flooded in.

"Are you sure this is just your boss and not your boyfriend?"

"My boyfriend doesn't even treat me this well. Your boss definitely likes you."

"Forget boyfriends, even my husband isn't this considerate. You don't seem to mind it that much. Why not just be with him?"

"Your relationship is definitely no longer just professional."

Grace quickly replied, "He has absolutely no interest in me."

That comment was immediately met with disbelief.

"How is that possible? You're seriously slow when it comes to relationships. How does he treat others compared to how he treats you?"

"He's cold to others. He's cold to me too."

"Yeah, because bathing you during your period is totally something a cold person would do."

Grace felt speechless. She hesitated for a long time before opening Ethan's contact. She finally sent a message.

Mr. Henderson, are you still awake?"

It took ten minutes before he replied, "No."

you for tonight,"

"Okay."

screen, completely puzzled. Ethan was impossible to read. Was it really him who

she still couldn't bring herself to ask directly.

city, Ethan sat in his study, resting his head on one hand as he

that Grace was anxious, even through the

touched the documents in front of him for a while. When his phone buzzed again, he glanced at it but didn't pick

dawn. The next morning, she was immediately led to her

desk wasn't in a particularly special location, but anyone heading into Ethan's office would have to pass by

work, she couldn't stop thinking about how she would handle seeing Ethan. But he

didn't come to work for the next two days

realized he wasn't coming, the tension she had been holding onto finally eased,

...

sat in a dimly lit bar, drunkenly scrolling through

and she wasn't taking his calls. He had a feeling that Grace wasn't bluffing this time and that she really wasn't

The realization irritated him.

another drink, a

a lot tonight. Is

paying far more attention to Grace than before. She wasn't

a beautiful woman, and she used

not drinking because of my sister, are you?" Alice asked, her tone light but probing. "She messaged me

relationship with Grace, he had always been the one in control. There was no way he

Grace's games, any trace of hesitation he

Yancey immediately straightened

darkened. So, Grace had managed to get under Yancey's skin. That wouldn't do. She needed to

get under my skin since she

of smugness in his eyes. As he had expected,

out of the

earlier. Sloan had been infatuated with her for a long time,

status. She wanted every man

Yancey into the car, Sloan lingered, his eyes locked onto Alice. Men often didn't need words