Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 276

Grace had a lingering sense that something about Ed was amiss. His demeanor

had shifted, and he had grown strangely fixated—almost to the point of

obsession.

Also, "that guy" he had mentioned-who was that supposed to be?

"I'm not playing you." She reached out and took his hand, guiding him to sit beside her on the edge of the bed. "And I don't hate you either, so don't let your thoughts get carried away."

"What about the shells?" Ed pressed.

There was something relentless in how he clung to her words, even the ones spoken in passing, as if each word held the weight of a vow.

Grace began to wonder if she had really gone too far this time.

"I forgot," she said. "I'll make it up to you next time."

Ed fell silent. His lips trembled for a moment before he finally said, "You're just making a fool of me, Grace."

She was beginning to grow weary of it all. Needless to say, she wasn't someone who knew how to coax or comfort another.

The atmosphere between them instantly became tense. She simply admitted, "If that's what you think, then we should break up."

No sooner had she said it than she felt an overwhelming sense of hostility, a wave of killing intent that seemed to roll in from all sides. Yet she knew that it wasn't meant for her personally but for the world in general.

He slowly rose, then abruptly framed her face with his hands and brought his mouth down in a fierce kiss.

The metallic taste of blood spread between them when a jolt of pain bloomed on her lips as she reflexively tried to push him away, but he only bit down harder, to which she furrowed her brows in pain.

out, and he finally

with frustration as he said, "You'll regret this, Grace.

the pain. Nothing

her away. He moved toward the door, then paused as

mind a whirl of thoughts. After a long silence, she finally said, "Never mind. I'm tired

mouth, he left. However, this time, he was

resonating through the silence. She took a deep breath and slowly lay back down, but after avoiding reality and sleeping for two days just before, sleep was now a

her face to clear up her mind. The sky outside had darkened,

It was Liam.

you're back in

through her chest, easing the relentlessness that had been

you gone through the materials I prepared for you?"

there are still a few

darkness crossed Grace's eyes. Without delay, she got into

arrived, she noticed the dark circles rimming his eyes. He was only 19 years old, but he

stack of documents on the coffee table was enough to tell her that he had been working diligently for the

next moment, Liam threw his arms around her, his face full of dependence. "I've been so obedient while you were gone. I read through everything. Mr. Fenwick has even been teaching me how to manage the company. But you're still the best, Grace. I only need to glance at the materials you prepare

was simply mischievous and

it, none of these concepts was beyond

her lip. He had never encountered anything like that before and looked genuinely surprised.

Even the slightest movement sent a

a hand to touch her lips before stepping

him,

a man driven by

of documents before her. Each page was filled with

her lips as she spent the next ten minutes carefully reviewing them before settling to a firm conclusion-Liam would turn out just fine. She had just opened her mouth

to relinquish his

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