Regret Came Too Late

Grace stared at the flower in front of her, then glanced around at the surrounding

scene.

The memory that had just flashed through her mind had happened here, and she had been the one in it.

So... her first time with Ed was in this very place?

Her brows furrowed as she looked down, trying to recall more details. However, the harder she tried, the more her head throbbed.

Just as she raised her hand to massage her temples, a pair of hands gently pressed down on them, slowly kneading in circular motions.

Grace tried to turn around, but the cloth blindfold dropped once more over her eyes.

She sighed. "Are you feeling better?"

"Mhm."

It would seem he hasn't fully recovered. Otherwise, why so few words?

She didn't struggle and quietly waited for him to tie the cloth again before turning to face him. "Have I been here before?"

As soon as she asked the question, the man's grip on her wrist instantly tightened -so much so that it hurt.

She didn't make a sound, but he quickly realized what had happened and let go. Still, a red mark was already forming on her fair skin.

He lowered his head and gently rubbed her wrist as if trying to soothe the pain.

Sensing his remorse, Grace decided to let it go and changed the subject.

"Our first time... It was here, wasn't it?" she asked again.

When she walked in earlier, the place had struck her as quite beautiful. And in those fleeting memories, she had clearly enjoyed it. So, why had things escalated to the point of her hitting him?

The man didn't respond and merely continued caressing her wrist.

Grace was genuinely fed up with her memory loss. Not knowing anything made her feel perpetually helpless.

She raised her hands and touched his face, finally feeling the heat radiating from him.

"You still have a fever?" Grace questioned.

"Mhm."

reached to remove her blindfold, but

"Don't look at me."

I won't look. But at least take your meds. Why are you even out here

acting all moody like my

Ed stayed silent.

quickly realized she had said the wrong thing and gripped

soak in the pool for a bit and work up some

but to her surprise, his

breath immediately hitched, and she turned her head aside-only to

the water, she leaned against Ed's chest. Her

he used to be an

right, making her whole body go soft. She couldn't

lazily with her eyes half-

paused for a few

slowly turned around, straddling his waist with one shoulder

"So, it's true?"

what she looked like in that moment. Beneath the rippling water,

his Adam's apple bobbed, and his fingers slid downward for

but it's more or

sounds like your boss has had quite the legendary life. It's no wonder The Obsidian

face him,

his lap. A

time, she rested her

wandering hands occasioneved

speech

his hand

girl who saved his life he

Someone had once deceived him with a fake, and yet he had found the real one himself. Perhaps it was destined

smile tugged at her lips. "So... did

Things ended badly between

the beginning of a romantic tale.

her interest, his hand began softly tracing her

found her, it was already too

between. It's too

leaned down and bit his shoulder. "You sure know

"It's all hearsay."