Regret Came Too Late

When Selene stepped out of the elevator, she happened to run into Grace, who was heading downstairs to take out the trash.

She quickly tugged her collar up and tidied her messy hair.

She had no idea that Grace had already caught a glimpse of her in the private room last time.

Grace also felt a little awkward. She thought to herself, "What lousy timing to be taking out the trash at this exact moment..."

She quickly tried to ease the tension.

"Um, I parked your car in the garage. I'll return your keys in a bit," Grace said.

Selene was usually calm and composed. But right now, she couldn't even pretend to be calm.

She knew all too well about Damien's possessiveness. If he deliberately left marks, they wouldn't fade for a week.

Since she wasn't wearing a high collar tonight, Grace must've seen everything by

now.

She opened her mouth to explain, but when it came to her and Damien's

relationship, it was hard to even put into words.

Grace, however, was tactful enough to step into the elevator first.

"I'll head down and take out the trash. You should hurry up and go get some rest."

Selene breathed a sigh of relief and managed a smile. "Thanks."

Once back in her apartment, she immediately rushed to the bathroom and checked in the mirror.

Sure enough, her neck was covered in marks.

Selene pulled out her phone and saw a message from Vincent. In that instant, she felt completely drained.

If Damien kept this up, her relationship with Vincent was bound to fall apart.

days, she had

he had been raised too strictly by the Jensen family and that he had been overly attached to her since childhood. She thought he lacked a

her peers. She

that her position was

the Jensen family. Everyone looked at her strangely as if

little, she had to be extra kind to Damien just so the family would see

at first, but over time, she couldn't help

attitude toward her grew colder. Sensing this, she wisely left

this. Now rumors spread that the

would be disgraceful. After all, they were siblings in name, and she had been raised

she was brought into the family to be

massaged her sore neck as she sat on

from Damien popped

usually ignored him. Most of the time, he was

behavior had become so erratic that she was

he sent a photo

say the least, but she had to admit the kid had really grown up... and was

she couldn't help

reply for a

resist the urge to block him again. Soon,

home

slapped him, he could always bounce back and call her

to hear his breathing suddenly deepen. "What... What are

you think? You started the fire and won't put it out,

didn't even know what to say anymore. She just felt helpless. Incredibly

up immediately and felt her entire

when

and went to open

outside, there to

happened to land on the still-lit phone screen, where Damien's latest indecent photo

how shameless she was, she wanted to

eyes, handed over

and closed her apartment door

in her room, Grace let out a long