Regret Came Too Late

Once Grace arrived at the hotel, she made her way to the restaurant, but Ethan was nowhere to be seen.

She could only approach one of the staff. Soon enough, she got the number of the restaurant Ethan was in. She had just turned a corner when she saw a woman in a red dress standing in front of Ethan.

From her back view, the woman looked charming. It seemed like they were in the middle of an enthusiastic exchange, considering how she was leaning forward as she talked to Ethan. However, Ethan kept his eyes trained on the ground and remained nonchalant.

Grace stopped in her tracks, almost backing up unwittingly as she thought that she had just interrupted his date.

However, the woman suddenly turned her head and looked in Grace's direction. Instantly, her facial expression changed.

Before Grace could even figure out what was happening, the lady had already grabbed her purse and started walking toward her. She looked at Grace from head to toe and sneered, "He must be blind or something."

The woman walked away right after she said those words. Her heels clicked on the floor loudly, almost drilling holes into the ground.

Grace remained in the same spot, feeling stunned for a brief moment. Then, her eyes met Ethan's.

If she were to leave now, she might just come off as melodramatic. Seeing how there was no one with Ethan, she slowly walked over before grabbing a seat.

"Mr. Henderson," she called out.

noticed that the cup in front of her had a lipstick stain left by

maintained his nonchalant demeanor. He raised his gaze and asked calmly, "What can I help you

on the island before had purely been a man's physiological reaction. Now that he had calmed down, his demeanor toward her had become

days stood in stark contrast to his nonchalance. This made her

Grace chuckled, looking relieved.

do you happen to know anything

was somewhat of a trade secret, she had already thought of exchanging it for something in return. However, she had only just finished her sentence when a woman's voice was

me, this seat is mine. Are

paused for a moment. She lifted her gaze to find another woman who

at Grace with hostility. However, the moment she met Ethan's eyes, her gaze instantly softened. "Mr. Henderson, is this person also

did not respond. His fingertips rubbed the rim of the

to get up. But when she saw that Ethan still had his gaze lowered and his expression was att nonchalant, she sat right back down and shot a smile at

not in the wrong seat. You've lost your chance. Ethan and I have already finished discussing our

eyes widened in disbelief. She looked at

lips curled into a

face turning ashen. Her lips trembled briefly before she left

the woman to leave before she allowed herself to sit back in a relaxed