Regret Came Too Late

After sending Maria off from the morgue, Grace didn't even know what to say.

Grace wanted to help out with Randy's funeral arrangements, but Maria only shook her head and insisted on leaving by bus.

Grace didn't press Maria to stay and could only stand there, giving Maria reminders repeatedly.

"If·

f you need my help with anything later, just give me a call," she said.

Maria looked through the bus window and nodded at Grace, then leaned back against the seat in exhaustion and fell asleep.

Grace stood there for a long while before turning to look at Yancey. His forehead

was sweating more profusely, and his lips had grown even paler.

Grace was about to ask him what was going on, but the next second, he collapsed right in front of her.

Frightened, she immediately rushed Yancey to the hospital, and when the doctor lifted his shirt, she finally saw the deep, crisscrossing whip marks on his back.

Some were so deep that the bone was visible.

the Henderson family-who on earth

in shock as she found it hard to

from the Henderson family arrived shortly after. The

wanted to slap Grace, but Alice caught her wrist in time to stop

body

jinx! If it weren't for you, how could Yancey have ended

what happened to

as Grace was about to argue back, she saw Levi, whom she had met earlier that day,

way he stared at her was still like staring

evening. He kneeled and begged Grandpa to call off his engagement with Alice. He said he regretted it and

invitations had already been sent out, so canceling it right now would embarrass Grandpa and

the family punishment the Henderson

expression turned grim in an

around with Alice for years, and now that he was finally about to marry her, he suddenly

with Alice, who was insincere. But

her. Lily's face was twisted with rage. "Grace, you can't leave right now. You have to stay here and wait until Yancey wakes up-otherwise, I won't forgive you." Grace drew in a deep breath. She thought that after all, Yancey had indeed helped her out this time, so she simply stood there

three hours just to treat his wounds on his back. Especially when the fabric was stuck to his wounds, it had

just before dawn.