Regret Came Too Late

The Lambert family and Lily moved fast.

Grace was still recovering at home when she received a call from Joanne. "Grace, are you marrying Hendricks?"

Grace's hand froze as she frowned. "Who told you that?"

Joanne replied, "Hendricks got drunk at Velvet Eclipse today and told everyone you were his future wife. He even said that the Lambert family has acknowledged

it and that your wedding is at the end of the month. Other people were there too. They said that the Lambert family invited them to it."

Grace immediately felt an uneasy feeling in her heart. She pulled out her phone to call Yancey, but he didn't pick up. She had a bad feeling in her heart, so she called Liam instead.

Liam answered with a cheerful tone. "Grace, didn't Hendricks say he was picking you up for your wedding dress fitting? The housekeeper is going to book the venue today."

He added, "You're about to get married, so why aren't you back yet? I saw the dresses this afternoon and thought you already tried them."

So, everyone knew she was getting married-except her.

Grace felt that the situation was completely ridiculous.

She took a deep breath. After she hung up, she still felt a suffocating feeling in her chest. Not a single person had asked her about this. It was as if she had no rights. They just needed to drag her to the venue at the right time.

Anger flooded her mind.

had given her and meticulously reviewed each name. Her gaze

make a joke out of her. She would make sure she

had only interacted with Yelena once, but it was obvious how greedy Yelena was. Yelena probably resented Lily for marrying

work, she went to

all. Every time Grace reached out, it meant a windfall for her. In her

still bitter about the handbag from last time, but Yancey had probably already scolded Grace for it.

thousand dollars. That was all she would ask

was a drop in the ocean for

more excited the more she thought about it. She didn't even

happy about it. "Yelena, are you going to leave now? You still owe all of us five thousand dollars. Shouldn't

"Five thousand dollars? What's the rush? This bracelet is worth a hundred thousand dollars, but I just don't feel like selling it right now. I'm about to get 300 thousand dollars soon, so you'll get your money

that they knew

of gossip. She felt humiliated under all those judgmental stares. "Five thousand dollars is nothing to me!

close friends in the first place, and they

think you're better than us just because you're single? It's just because no man wants you. If you were as

married into such a rich family, and you're just a broke, washed-up woman with no real job. You don't even know how my husband described you-fat, ugly, and not

younger, she had been decent- looking, but her standards were too high. She turned down anyone

Lily marry into wealth, which only made her even more bitter. Yelena felt incredibly humiliated,

unmarried was