Regret Came Too Late

With her back still to Yancey, Grace arched a brow ever so slightly, her voice gentler than before.

"You swear? No matter what the truth is, you won't take Alice's side?" she asked.

Seeing how much she clearly still cared what he thought, Yancey felt smug, and his mood visibly lifted. "I swear."

He stepped forward, turned her gently to face him, and placed both hands on her shoulders. He asked, "Do you still have feelings for me?".

That question actually mattered to him.

Grace knew she had already gotten through to him, so saying something she didn't truly mean didn't matter at this point. "Maybe I do. Even if I've forgotten everything, the way you treat me still hurts."

Feeling pleased, Yancey lifted his hand and gently squeezed her cheek. "I won't let them send you to a psychiatric hospital-not until we know the truth."

Grace rolled her eyes internally, but her face showed nothing but grateful emotion. She replied, "Okay."

She turned and walked down the hallway. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of what looked like the corner of Ethan's coat.

She picked up her pace, but when she reached the end of the hall, there was no one there. It was probably just her imagination. Ethan was likely at work. There was no reason for him to be at the hospital.

But inside the hospital ward behind her, Alice had seen and heard everything. Her expression twisted into something almost monstrous.

She had to get Sidney out of the way immediately. She couldn't afford to leave behind any loose ends.

She saw Yancey heading straight toward Sidney's office through the little window in the door, and her stomach dropped.

Yancey now sat across from Sidney—the

the hallway. His forehead was drenched in sweat, and his whole posture screamed panic. After a

still a member of the Hendersons, and whether it was

you sure the baby's gone?" Yancey

trembling hand, his lips twitching as he opened his mouth. However, he was interrupted by a knock at the door. The next moment, a nurse peeked in. "Dr. Tanner, Ms. Lambert just threw up. You should

he immediately jumped to his feet. He stood immediately. "Sorry, Mr. Henderson. I

him to

bottled water in her mouth, her whole body trembling

froze. There was no mistaking the threat in Alice's gaze. It

the massive truck from the night before and Duncan, who looked more like a hired thug than anything else. He gave her a quick, half- hearted check-up, then

grabbed his wrist. "Yancey, you once told me you'd always protect me... that

Alice had just

with the Lambert family. Every time Yancey went over to the Lambert residence to see Grace, he'd find Alice sitting alone in a corner, crying. She always said the same thing, that she

it only ended with insults and

hit Yancey right in the heart, and little by little,

whispered again, her voice

down and said, "I'll stay

...

staggered out

face, but out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a fall, muscular figure. He flinched hard like he had

had