Regret Came Too Late

Grace wheeled Ethan back to the car, neither of them sparing a glance at Hendricks, who was still lying on the ground. The two bodyguards left behind handled it.

The two bodyguards had been serving Ethan for a long time, and eventually, they just couldn't hold their tongues anymore.

"Did you hear that?" one of them asked. "Mr. Henderson said he was a little shaken?"

"Yeah... and he was holding onto her," the other replied.

"Exactly."

They exchanged a look, totally baffled, then turned and kicked Hendricks hard to vent their anger.

...

Back in Palm Bay, the family doctor was already waiting. He quickly tended to Grace's injuries, carefully bandaging her wounds. Meanwhile, Ethan kept a tight grip on her free hand.

She wanted to ask if he had forgotten to let go, but around Ethan, she always felt like she was walking on eggshells. Maybe it was because of his legs. Or maybe it was because she still didn't know the full truth about what happened years ago. She made up her mind to be the best human sleeping aid he ever had.

Once the doctor finished up, he quickly made himself scarce, sensing he was intruding on something personal.

That was when Grace remembered she had sent Ethan the recording, but she was unsure if he saw her message.

"Mr. Henderson... about the recording..."

"It's been sent out," he said simply.

She didn't know who he had sent it to.

Grace wasn't in the best shape. She leaned back against the couch, her eyelids growing heavy. After asking the question, she yawned. "Okay... I'll deal with it after I wake up."

had no idea what Ethan meant when he said "It's been sent out" until she

up. It was on the front page of the news and number one on the trending list. Everyone was talking

edited to protect Sidney's identity but not

me lose the baby. Get me a bag of

the hospital's surveillance footage. I want her to have no way to defend herself. The stairwell is the perfect location. And you'll be the one to announce

everyone will hate her. She's a vicious bitch anyway.

rants, Sidney's voice cut in. "Are you sure about this, Ms. Alice? Ms.

my chance to get her kicked out of the Lambert family. You don't need to worry about that. Just

Sister Framed Her Older Sister

already knew the story- Grace had supposedly pushed Alice down

name blatantly included-people in their circle started gossiping almost

know any of this. She had been sent home earlier that day. She was in a foul mood, so the entire Lambert family

the baby?" Alice leaned weakly against Yancey's chest, looking utterly

clung to him all afternoon, leaving

were there too, and it was Liam who spoke up first

price now. Stop

fruit for her. "Exactly! You scared me to death today, Alice. If something's

she was smug. Liam had finally taken her side without reservation. And Carmen had even sent Hendricks to handle Grace. By now, Grace was probably nothing more than

Everything was perfect.

she'd be married to Yancey. And maybe just maybe she'd have the chance to see Ethan again. She wouldn't admit

it in, basking in the attention like

glanced at his phone, and

he'd just found out what happened to Grace, quickly put on a concerned look.

frozen like someone had pulled the plug.

were starting to get worried

what happened?