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.

of the Henderson family-who on earth would be

mouth in shock as she found

shortly after. The

saw Grace, she wanted to slap Grace, but Alice caught her wrist

entire body was

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

ridiculous. She didn't even know what happened to him, so how

saw Levi,

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

begged Grandpa to call off his engagement with Alice. He said he regretted it and that the one he

had already been sent out, so canceling it

flew into rage and invoked the family punishment the Henderson family

expression turned grim in an instant.

years, and now that he was

to be with Alice, who was insincere. But saying that he still liked

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

the doctors three hours just to treat his wounds on his back. Especially when the fabric was stuck to his wounds, it had to be ripped away, and it ended up tearing some chunks

just before dawn.