Regret Came Too Late

Grace let out a bitter laugh at that.

But she was just too exhausted to explain things. The red scratches on her cheeks were still bleeding.

Everyone in Druville believed she couldn't live without Yancey. It seemed like Ethan thought so as well.

Just how many ridiculous things had she done in the past?

She leaned back against her seat and closed her eyes.

Before too long, she felt a presence approaching. Suddenly, a gentle touch pressed against her cheek. She opened her eyes slightly and saw Ethan's face right in front of her. In his hand was a cotton swab, and he was carefully disinfecting her wounds.

Grace's back stiffened. She felt like she had been electrocuted, and she immediately sat up straight.

But that only caused her to move closer to Ethan.

His face really was handsome. Even at this distance, she couldn't see a single pore. His long eyelashes drooped slightly, giving him an irresistible look.

For a moment, she was frozen in place, but Ethan didn't pull away. Instead, he continued to disinfect her with the cotton swab.

After tossing away one used swab, he picked up a fresh one. Then, he dipped it in disinfectant before he moved to another cut.

For some reason, Grace felt her face heating up, and she tried to move back.

But his hand was faster as he pressed down on the back of her head. The gentleness from before disappeared as he became more forceful. "Don't move."

She didn't dare to move again until he finished disinfecting her wounds.

was injured. Grace let out

just now. There was no way she could ignore it. On top of that, Ethan was just impossible to

thought it was all over, his fingers suddenly brushed against her ankle. He

screamed as she gripped the armrest for

nothing. Instead, he gently pressed his finger

pain, Grace was more concerned about their current position. She wasn't worthy of resting her leg on Ethan's

I'll apply some cream when

kit beside him before he picked out a tub of cream.

cream and started to rub it

couldn't stop the blush that was creeping up her face. She avoided looking at

especially since she hadn't confirmed whether he was

she didn't dare to assume Ethan had any feelings for her. After all, the situation

was someone who stood at the pinnacle of power while she was nothing more than a disgraced woman with a horrible reputation. They weren't a part of

The swelling had eased, but her back was now covered in a thin

that moment, the car stopped

by Tim, who didn't look up at her. Instead, he merely gestured for her to

quickly got out, and after thinking about it, she turned to face Ethan, who was still sitting

his palms with a wet tissue. His movements were slow and deliberate, like he was performing some elegant art form. His fingers were obviously incredibly attractive too. Yet those fingers had been massaging her ankle just

glance up as he let out a grunt of acknowledgment. He seemed so

car door shut immediately

outside, watching as the car drove away.

always fluctuate between being

breath before heading

she reached the entrance, she spotted Joanne standing under a nearby tree with a bunch of gifts in

"Joanne?" Grace called out.