Regret Came Too Late

Grace had never really thought about investigating the cause of her amnesia before.

She raised her hand and rubbed her forehead just as another message from Yancey arrived.

"I'll keep digging into it. Don't worry. Just be careful when you go out. I have a feeling someone's been following you."

Grace immediately got out of bed and rummaged through her closet for the few certifications she had brought with her.

Each of them required significant skill to earn. Her past self clearly couldn't have been a nobody.

It seemed she really did need to start looking into that so-called accident.

The next morning, just as she arrived at Henderson Group, she ran into Levi.

He had been showing up more and more often lately, and his usual smile carried that familiar edge of hidden malice.

He followed Grace to the break room and said, "I heard Uncle Ethan took you out for some street food the other day. Is he still at home recovering?"

Grace kept her guard up. She didn't want him targeting Ed.

"Yeah."

"It seems he trusts you quite a lot, then. If you added something extra to his food, he'd still eat it, wouldn't he?"

Grace frowned. What was this man planning?

Levi pulled out a small white bottle and pressed it into her hand.

"If someone takes what's inside this bottle over a prolonged period, their mental state will slowly collapse. They'll become irritable and aggressive, eventually descending into madness or dying from heart failure."

instantly. He

"Mr. Levi, do you take me for an idiot? This

how would I ever live peacefully in Druville again? I wouldn't even make it past Mr. Henderson Senior. I probably wouldn't

second, Levi grabbed her throat so tightly she almost couldn't

didn't play by the rules, and he clearly thought Grace was easy to

negotiating with you. If you refuse, your father, your boyfriend, and even that useless brother of yours will all suffer because of you. Think

let go and shoved the bottle into

as she clutched at

do it—not a chance. Her only option

Ethan and get him

family as cutthroat as the Hendersons, would someone like Ethan, raised in deceit

leave the break room

he may have been dressed to

from that of a venomous

you. Even if you fed him poison, Uncle Ethan would still eat

was deep sarcasm

people like him—scheming, two-faced

continue and simply said, "Give

at her desk, Grace was

flew by, and Levi sent her a

hurt, go find my uncle tonight and put the drug in his

she stood up abruptly and called Ed. There was no

messages in a row, but there

heart sink, and she finally

on the other end was laced

expression darkened. She hated being