Regret Came Too Late

The people inside were startled when they heard the knock. But once they saw it was Grace, they let out a sigh of relief and even pulled her into their gossip

session.

"Grace, you know her brother, right? Was she really adopted? Do you think Mr. Henderson has feelings for her?"

Grace filled up her cup and smiled lightly. "I'm not really sure."

As she was about to leave, she overheard a few sarcastic comments.

"Pfft, 'not sure.' I think she's just afraid of offending Jodie."

"Yeah, Yancey is Jodie's brother. It's no secret that she's still obsessed with him."

"She's living without any dignity. She completely humiliated herself for a man. It's disgusting."

Grace turned around and smiled brightly at the group.

"Gossiping during office hours, huh? I'll just tell Mr. Henderson about this and maybe he'll dock your pay."

The group immediately paled. They quickly refilled their cups and left in a hurry. Grace was still seething, feeling unsettled as she returned to her desk.

Just then, Jodie walked out of the office. As she passed Grace's workstation, she swiped all the documents off Grace's desk with a smug look. She then looked at Grace like a proud little princess, waiting to watch her reaction.

nothing. Upon seeing that, Jodie lost interest

temper has been acting up lately, but you don't seem that

and added, "Oh, by the way, I've got dinner plans with my uncle tonight. Just so you know, none of your tricks will work on either my brother or my uncle. You're nothing more than someone who can only run errands for the men

she strutted

the other workstations began whispering among

down to pick up the documents

her up, and he was someone she couldn't afford to offend. A wise

finished tidying up the documents,

came through.

then did she take the papers

which had previously been quiet and solemn,

stark contrast to Ethan's usual

stared at the delicate desserts that hadn't been eaten yet

voice broke her thoughts.

"Are you hungry?"

same issue from earlier. Could you take

Gerns."