Regret Came Too Late

Grace was admitted to the psychiatric hospital, and Noah personally led her to a ward. She was locked inside a spacious room.

"Grace, you'll be staying here for a while," Noah said.

She glanced around. Surprisingly, the place wasn't bad.

Her phone had been taken away by the Lamberts' bodyguards back in the car and

had probably been handed over to Quentin by now, so there was no way to

contact anyone.

Just as she was about to drift off to sleep, the faint sound of a door creaking open broke the silence.

"Grace! I'm here, baby!"

Grace's eyes snapped open, and she saw Hendricks standing in the bathroom doorway. He'd been hiding in there the whole time.

Her expression shifted instantly as she asked, "What the hell are you doing here?"

Hendricks' face was gleaming with sleaze and smugness.

"What do you think? Your loving mother sent me to keep you company.

Thoughtful, huh? Haven't you noticed the weird scent in the room? It's part of her wedding gift to us!"

Now that he mentioned it, the air did smell strange. She had assumed it was disinfectant.

Hendricks stepped forward slowly, cracking his knuckles with a sick grin.

"Don't worry, I already took the antidote. That stuff in the room is pure knockout gas. You'll pass out soon. And when you wake up, well... We'll be official. I'll be gentle. You'll enjoy it."

After what had happened between them before, he'd been itching for another shot. And now, with no one around to stop him, he thought he could do whatever he wanted.

kicking in, and her limbs were growing weak. She grabbed a chair and shattered

and stabbed it into her

expected her to be so ruthless-even

insane?" He lunged again, but she raised the shard

"Back off!"

went stiff, his features contorting into an

eyes steady and calm. There wasn't a flicker of emotion in them as she looked at him. She asked, "Hendricks, you don't want

was right there in front of him, gorgeous as ever, and he still couldn't touch her. It was driving

that disgusted by me? It's just sex. What's the big deal? We're gonna get married anyway! I'll treat you right, better than any other woman! You bitch-don't tell me you're still hung up

he stepped forward again. But Grace pressed the glass shard deeper into her neck, and

Hendricks froze.

Hendricks was losing it. Fine. He'd just wait her out. No way she could

So.

Sleep was pulling at her hard,

fingers slowly clenched tighter and tighter until the jagged glass

now, with blood trailing down her legs,

in, she would squeeze

last ten minutes, tops. But half an hour had passed, and she was still

How could Grace be so

breath and

you want me

Grace to hear every word. She needed to know

Alice's bedside and hadn't been able to leave. Alice had cried herself hoarse, thrown up several times, and was completely

she heard what was happening with Grace, her anxiety spiked. She stood by the window,

don't want to hear anything about Grace. I'll jump

As for Grace, handle her however you want. If she dies, she dies. I can't care less

quickly and rushed to

Hendricks to see Grace. Don't you want them to get married? It's happening in no

on such a show and play the

out a breath of relief and sat her down gently at the edge of the bed.