Regret Came Too Late

Grace closed her eyes and forced herself to sleep. She dreamed again, this time of a beautiful butterfly that seemed drawn to people despite its icy colors.

Everyone assumed these colors were its entire identity and kept their distance. Only one person dared to touch it gently, and suddenly, the whole space shifted from freezing cold to burning hot.

The butterfly spoke with that man's voice. "Just wait a bit longer. You don't know the real me yet, and I'm scared to show you this version of myself."

When Grace woke up, her head felt like a ton of bricks had weighed on it. She called Paul first to check on things at the hospital. After hearing that everything was normal, she felt relieved.

Then she asked about moving Taylor somewhere else.

Paul went quiet for a few seconds. "Henderson Group sent someone this morning. I took their suggestion to transfer Taylor to a larger hospital. The only reason I've stayed at this small place was because of you."

Grace felt a rush of gratitude.

When she arrived at Henderson Group, she overheard employees on the executive floor gossiping about her project. Someone made a snide comment, "Grace really does succeed at everything."

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colleague's desk. "Looks might get you noticed, but my connections and smarts seal the deal." The colleague hadn't expected such a

she'd scared them. But turning around, she spotted Ethan and several executives standing behind her.

for a moment before

a deep breath, keeping her cool.

his had team walked away, she caught his faint chuckle. Several executives even glanced back at her with

from the

spirits soaring. But her good mood instantly vanished when she spotted Alice walking

Grace, she looked like she had

spoken to her. She hadn't minded since she thought that she

she almost thought she was hallucinating. She

was surprised by Alice's fancy makeup today. Yancey hadn't been at the company

if you're alive, why didn't you contact our family? Everyone's been worried sick.