Regret Came Too Late

Yancey gripped his phone tightly, feeling completely humiliated.

He then took a deep breath and said, "Check the news yourselves! The audio recording between Alice and the doctor is all over the internet. Do you have any idea how many people are laughing at me right now? Calling me a fool who got played by a devious woman who's been putting on an innocent front!"

He spun around, furious, and stormed toward the door.

It was the first time Alice had ever seen him like this. He had never gotten mad at her before. Panic surged through her, and she ran after him while pulling out her phone.

"Yancey, what news are you talking about? I don't know anything about this. I swear, I don't know!"

She tapped open the trending recording, and the moment the audio started playing, her face went pale.

Carmen and Liam were frozen in place too, completely stunned and unable to believe what they were hearing.

Alice's eyes filled with panic as she quickly tried to deny it. "It's fake! It's been doctored! It's all Grace! She faked it! She's framing me!"

She burst into tears.

Carmen didn't hesitate to believe her. The voice in the recording sounded too vicious. It didn't sound anything like the sweet, gentle Alice she knew.

her cry used to make his heart ache. But now, all he felt was irritation. How could someone have so many tears on command? Why didn't Grace ever cry

turned to leave again, but

these days can fake

brows stayed furrowed, his head spinning. "I need to

arms, trying to soothe her. "God knows who faked that video,"

sobbed into her hands. "Who

hospital. But if everyone believes that video's feal, how am I supposed to face

society believed that voice was hers, how could she ever

did this, they'd have to find her and make her

worry, Alice. I'll go look

spiraling. Her wedding was around the corner. If this scandal ruined everything, then everything she had

sacrificed-would go up in

everything she

had

and say the recording was fake and