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

been trying to end it for ages, but she's the one rating. You have

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

drove off,

when he

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was told that Grace had left just five

he rushed to

spotted her

underground parking lot,

him. But when he now her delicate features and how the light illuminated her skin, the words died in his

body tensed with instinctive diagur She reached for her car door, ready to get in, but

yet? I came all

pick you

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in front of her later," he snapped. Before the could react, he putted her

the door shut.

riding with ma,”

off when a voice called

Grace were

her king. His

embracing. Yancey inched