Regret Came Too Late

Ethan took his napkin out and wiped the corners of his mouth with light dabs. "Yes, but you wouldn't be able to afford it."

Grace felt slightly embarrassed. When it came to wealth, no one in Druville could compete with Ethan. She pondered for a moment before a smile appeared on her face all of a sudden. It seemed like she had thought of what to give him.

She took a deep breath before asking, "Mr. Henderson, I'll go and pick a present for you. If you like it, can you tell me everything about that plot of land?"

Ethan raised his brow slightly. Seeing how her face was beaming with confidence, anticipation flashed across his eyes. He let his eyes fall to the ground to hide it from her. "Sure."

Since she had already thought of what present to give him, there was no point staying there. She left the hotel right away and contacted Selene.

Selene was a little taken aback to hear that Grace was trying to find out what Eleanor looked like. "Why are you asking this?"

"If you have a photo of her, can you send it to me?"

Every single person in Druville knew that Ethan's first love had passed away. If she could find someone who looked like the late Eleanor, would it make him happier?

Even though she knew that Ethan was not really a tacky person, seeing how he had already accepted Jordan's request to go on blind dates, he might just be able to accept a substitute.

Selene began asking around and finally managed to get her hands on a photo of Eleanor. When she sent Grace the photo, she gave a few cautionary words. "Don't go overboard."

She had no clue what Grace was up to, but she could sort of figure it out.

Grace replied with confidence. "That won't happen, Selene. Thanks for your help." They were both neighbors and had already become close to each other.

After Grace ended the call, she looked at the photo on her phone.

Eleanor looked demure. It only took Grace one glance to tell that this was the sort of face that could be a man's first love. "So, this is Ethan's type, huh?" she thought to herself.

become angry if she found him a substitute. But now that it had come to this, she had no choice but to proceed. With the desperate situation at hand, this was the only solution she could think of. She started by visiting a few bars to find

fell into a momentary trance. This young lady resembled the late Eleanor a lot. Her effort of combing through thousands of people had not been in vain. The corners

"What's your name?"

"Andrea."

was a great name, and her voice was gentle as well. She would definitely be

to any other places before college. The fact that she could end up

the liveliness and prosperity of Druville, Andrea felt even more inferior. Those beautiful ladies who donned pretty clothes always seemed so posh. This made her feel like

again. She kept wringing her hands. Then, Grace said, "From now on, all you have to do is listen to me and do as I say. I'll have everything

had even given her ten thousand dollars. She told Andrea that she would be bringing her to see a man and that she would not have to

not look

that he would be free tonight, she made an appointment with Ethan to

way she sounded

that Mr. Henderson will be happy with your

gone AWOL for two days. Along with the fact that she had resigned from Henderson Group, she had no idea what the atmosphere

there was a saying the higher you had your hopes up,

already given her a heads-up, hoping that she had truly prepared this present with

of her, she felt very sure of herself. "Mr. Bennett, is there still a vacant

position right away. It would suffice as long as he could see her every

Eleanor back, it was still far better than him staring

breath. "Yes.

busy at Lambert Group, and I have a feeling that it's going to be chaotic soon. Help me make an appointment with Ethan for this evening, 8:00 pm. I'll be waiting for him at

little relieved. It seemed like she had finally figured

to Ethan in a low

2:00 pm, and he had a