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."

for tonight," she

"Okay."

puzzled. Ethan was impossible to read. Was it really him who changed her

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

the other side of the city, Ethan sat in his study, resting his head on one hand

tell that Grace was anxious,

the documents in front of him for a while. When his phone

was immediately led to her new workstation by Tim upon arriving on the top floor

special location, but anyone heading into

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

to work for the next two

coming, the tension she had been holding onto finally eased, and she could finally focus on her

...

across the city, Yancey sat in a

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

The realization irritated him.

another drink, a hand pressed down on his

you've been drinking a lot tonight.

far more attention

she

because of my sister, are you?" Alice asked, her tone light but probing. "She messaged me earlier. She said she's

Grace, he had always been the one in control. There was no way he would accept being played by

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

enough, Yancey immediately straightened up. "She really

managed to get under Yancey's skin. That wouldn't do. She

probably just trying to get under my skin since she knows I've been feeling down lately,"

flicker of smugness in his eyes. As he had expected, Grace was still thinking about

the bar and

been infatuated with her for

heir to the Sidler family, he had status. She wanted every man in

into the car, Sloan lingered, his eyes locked onto Alice.