Regret Came Too Late

Alice's expression stiffened, and she heaved her chest several times.

On the other hand, Yancey was extremely delighted, and his tone noticeably sounded more cheerful.

"Grace, leaving Henderson Group was the right decision. I told you before that Uncle Ethan isn't a good person. Maybe the reason he promoted you to the top floor was only because he's interested in you," Yancey said.

As soon as he said that, Alice suddenly burst into laughter.

"Do you really think Mr. Ethan is interested in Grace?"

She laughed so hard, as if she had just heard the funniest joke in the world. She was even brought to the point of tears.

"Yancey, haven't I told you this before? I once ran into Mr. Ethan, and when I mentioned Grace, his expression was full of disdain.

"Someone even asked him what he thought of her, and he said that meeting her in person was worse than hearing about her."

Him saying, "Meeting her in person was worse than hearing about her", was an understatement, especially when everyone in Druville knew about Grace's name.

Her reputation as Yancey's lapdog was well-established throughout the whole town.

Alice laughed harder and harder. But in the end, perhaps afraid of breaking her persona, she toned it down a little.

Mr.

mood suddenly soured even

to a stop at a certain point, and Yancey quickly pointed outside at a

this place? When we graduated from high school, you bought flowers for me

I even made you a flower crown, but you thought it

at Alice. She found it funny that Alice's

then, there was a trend at school where students would give the second button of their uniform to someone they liked. I originally wanted to give you mine, but your

their high school days, back when Alice hadn't reunited with the Lamberts yet. At the time, his relationship with Grace was still relatively

eyes and said in a monotone voice, "Sorry, I really don't

trace of disappointment flashed across Yancey's eyes as he gripped the steering wheel. "I was thinking of taking you back to our high school sometime. Maybe seeing familiar places

as he finished his sentence, Alice's voice rang out.

heaving violently, and her

only then that Yancey realized he had just tried on wedding outfits with this woman earlier

and drove off. Meanwhile, Grace could

vines growing rapidly, seemingly

car.

arrived at the Lambert residence, Grace didn't stay and chit-chat