Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 76

There was a time when Grace practically worshipped Lily. If Lily was even slightly displeased, Grace would be on edge and do everything she could to make things right.

But since Grace had become so unruly, it was time to remind her who was in charge.

When Grate received Lily's call, she recalled the information Ethan had given her. That was when she finally put a face to the name.

When she answered the call, a warm, almost gentle voice came through the line.

"Grace, are you free tonight? Come have dinner with Yancey and me. It's been a while since you two last visited.'

Lily no longer lived at Henderson Residence. The place was now occupied only by Yancey's grandparents while the rest of the family had their own places and only gathered for occasional Grace luid no memory of how she used to beat this woman. But since Lily's tone seemed

"Alight, Mrs. Henderson," she replied.

Altre ending the call, Lily turned to her son, tapping his forehead lightly with her finge

cable, she considered using this opportunity to bring up the engagement.

→ See? She still listens well enough. Yancey, don't take this the wrong way, but if you really like Alice, then just end the engagement and be with her properly.

Yancey had thought the same way before. But now, something about it didn't air right

"Grace wasn't making a scene. She wasn't begging, crying, or threatening to throw herself into a river like she used to. It deli off

Maybe if she caused a fuss-if the showed how much she cared-

the engagement out a little

ages, but she's the one rating. You have no idea how annoying

all, she wouldn't have secured her position in the Henderson family as a mistress otherwise. Yancey grabbed his car keys, hi Lily chuckled. "You

off, his

when he

Henderson Group. Dat it

lived as he was told that Grace had left just five

rushed to

her in

underground parking lot,

she left without waiting for him. But when he now her delicate features and how the light illuminated her skin, the words died in his "Grace, I'm here to

moment she heard his voice, her body tensed with instinctive diagur She reached for her car door, ready to

yet? I came all

pick you up. What

P.n

front of her later," he snapped. Before

door

riding with ma,”

raised her hand to shove him off when a voice called out

and Grace

for her king.

look as if they were embracing. Yancey inched like a guilty man caught in the act and immediately