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 would be this

as she found it hard to believe what

from the Henderson family arrived shortly after. The first one to show

slap Grace, but Alice caught

entire body was

jinx! If it weren't for

even know what happened to him, so how was it her

saw Levi, whom she had met

very uncomfortable. The way he stared at her was still like staring at prey. A

begged Grandpa to call off his engagement with Alice. He

had already been sent out, so canceling it right now

rage and invoked the family punishment the Henderson

an

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

decided he no longer wanted to be with

to grab 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

on his back. Especially when the fabric was stuck to his wounds, it had to be

in the hallway, waiting until just before dawn. Just then, she got a message from