Regret Came Too Late

"Grace, I've brought you dinner. Grace, open the door!" Yancey shouted.

Grace's head throbbed with pain. She wanted Ed to open the door, but then remembered he wanted to be kept in the dark. Slowly, she got up and reminded

him.

"You stay in bed. I'll go talk to him for a bit."

Just as she got out of bed, Ed wrapped his arms around her waist, stopping her. "Don't go."

His tone was low and heavy, as though his mood wasn't good.

Grace was puzzled, but her voice remained calm and even.

"Ed, just rest for now."

His hand slowly loosened, and he lay back down, covering half of his face with the blanket, not saying a word.

Grace couldn't tell if he was angry or deep in thought. But somehow, she felt he had this ability to make her heart soften.

She had originally planned to meet Yancey, but now, she wasn't in the mood for it anymore. Instead, she climbed back into bed.

"Are you feeling down? You seem a bit off, like something's weighing on you," she said.

Ed turned around and pulled her tightly into his arms.

Grace wasn't sure why he had been upset, but he was holding her so tightly.

had taken a nap in the afternoon, so now she felt a bit more energetic and decided

about your life.

one's giving me

quickly, but then added,

like he had been bullied

his chest with her

words were teasing, and he immediately caught her finger,

wronged. When did she ever bully

she heard him

not much to say about my colleagues. My boss is pretty

mentioned the word "ruthless",

to realize it, snuggling into his arms. "Anyway, he and I aren't from the same world. This afternoon, I had a dream about him at the hospital. It

but remained silent

large hand

kind where he would hold her tight, and they

it as much. It felt like she had completely handed over the power to him, leaving her suspended in the air

"Ed..."

breathe, leaning against his

first time she felt this way. He had something weighing on his mind-something heavy-but he wouldn't

woke up, Ed was