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

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

secured her position in

off, his

when he

Henderson Group. Dat it

was told that Grace

he rushed

spotted her in

underground parking lot,

and demand to know why 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 pick you up. Don't make things

her body tensed with instinctive diagur She reached for

yet?

to pick you up.

P.n

telling you now, my mom likes you, so don't throw a tantam in front of her later," he snapped. Before the could react, he putted her away from her

door shut.

riding with ma,”

had just raised her hand to shove him off when a voice

and Grace were

together for her king. His

were embracing. Yancey inched like a guilty man caught in the act and