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."

He was trying to kill

take me for

through with it, how would I ever live peacefully in Druville again? I wouldn't even make it past Mr.

throat so

rules, and he

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

shoved

turned cold as

would do it—not a

this to Ethan and get him to play along

would someone

leave the break room only to find Levi still waiting

to the nines,

was no different from that

for you. Even if you fed him poison,

sarcasm

couldn't stand people like him—scheming, two-faced

the patience to continue and simply said, "Give me your answer within 30

at her desk, Grace

flew by, and Levi

sweet little boyfriend to get hurt, go

stood up abruptly and called Ed. There was

messages in a row, but

and she

on the other end was laced with smugness. "Grace, have you thought it

expression darkened. She hated being threatened like