Regret Came Too Late

Grace lowered her head, feeling sharp pain all over her body. When another lash landed on her chest, she almost coughed up blood. "Jodie, is there a point to this?"

Jodie tightened her grip on the whip in her rage.

"Of course, there is! Grace, you brought this on yourself! You're nothing but a lowly slut. Not only did you seduce my brother, but now, you want to seduce the man I love! I'll ruin your face today. Let's see how you seduce them after that!"

She quickly approached, grabbed a knife from the side, and aimed it at Grace's face.

However, Grace spoke calmly.

"You just want Ethan's heart, don't you? I can help you. Besides, I have a boyfriend, and Mr. Henderson knows it too. As you said, I only got close to him for the sake of my company. Once he sees my true intentions, he'll only feel disgusted with me."

She lowered her gaze and continued indifferently, "To me, he's nowhere near as important as my company. You've already lashed me 30 times. If you go any further, you'll be testing his limits. Mr. Henderson is a man of principles. He wouldn't want people he raised to turn into monsters. Are you sure you can bear the consequences of his wrath? After all, I saw him kill Levi with my own eyes."

Sure enough, Jodie hesitated.

Grace raised an eyebrow slightly. So, Jodie knew that Levi died at Ethan's hands.

Wasn't she afraid? Or had her love for Ethan already surpassed her reason, so she loved him no matter what kind of person he was?

"Levi tested his limits and was killed for it. You've angered him more than once, haven't you? Do you really think he'll forgive you this time? If I remember correctly, he once said that if you ever made another mistake, he'd never see you again."

worse fate for Jodie to accept. She stumbled back several steps, and her fingers

From the moment she endured the first lash, she had been

was stunned by Grace's words, she abruptly looked up after a few

matter what! I want you to regret it for the rest of your life. As for whether Uncle Ethan

tightly and

kicked Jodie hard in the stomach. Jodie cried out in pain, and the knife fell from her

using all her strength, stabbed it straight through Jodie's palm, pinning it firmly to

in horror. She didn't dare move her palm. Because of

beside Jodie. Her whole body ached; and sweat poured off her like rain. After a few seconds of struggling to catch her breath, she painfully

expected Grace to escape, so no one

fingers to open the window, leaving smudges of blood on the glass. After climbing out with great

streamed down Jodie's face. With her palm impaled and her mouth stuffed with rope, she couldn't utter

rushed in, her blood had already pooled across the

the knife out. However, the process was a

she looked in the direction where Grace had escaped, her eyes filled with

could tear