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.

it over where she was injured. Grace let out a sigh of relief

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

as she thought it was all over, his fingers suddenly brushed against her ankle. He lifted her foot

Grace nearly screamed as she gripped the

his finger against

than the pain, Grace was more concerned about their current position.

I'll apply some cream when I get home later and I'll be

rummaged through the medical kit beside him before he picked out a tub of cream. "Bear

second, he spooned some cream and started to rub it

couldn't stop the blush that was creeping

hadn't confirmed whether he

course, she didn't dare to assume Ethan had any feelings for her. After all, the situation with his legs wasn't

power while she was nothing more than a disgraced woman with a horrible reputation. They weren't

he finally set her foot down. The swelling had eased, but her back was now

car stopped at

by Tim, who didn't look up at her. Instead, he

thinking about it, she turned to

some elegant art form. His fingers were obviously incredibly attractive too. Yet those fingers had been massaging

didn't even glance up as he let out a grunt of acknowledgment. He seemed so distant with his

door shut immediately

stood outside, watching as the car drove away. She

fluctuate between being distant and

a deep breath

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

"Joanne?" Grace called out.