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."

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

30 minutes passed, and she still couldn't bring herself to ask directly. But if she didn't ask, how was she supposed to

in his study, resting his head on one hand as he stared

Grace was

in front of him for a while. When his phone buzzed again, he

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

wasn't in a particularly special location, but anyone

stop thinking about

to work for the next

tension she had been holding onto finally eased, and she could finally focus

...

a dimly

department without consulting him, and she wasn't taking his calls. He had a feeling that

The realization irritated him.

as he reached for another drink, a hand pressed down on his

a lot

but ever since that incident in Southbrook, he had been paying far more attention to

was a beautiful woman, and she used to treat him well

my sister, are you?" Alice asked, her tone light but probing. "She messaged me earlier.

Yancey too well. In his relationship with Grace, he had always been the one in control. There was

this was just another one of Grace's games, any trace of hesitation he felt

straightened up. "She really messaged

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

she's probably just trying to get under my skin since she knows I've been feeling

bitch," Yancey spat, but there was a flicker of smugness in his eyes. As he had expected, Grace was still

of the

with her for a long time, and she had never outright rejected him. He

as the heir to the Sidler family, he had status. She

car, Sloan lingered, his eyes locked onto Alice. Men often