Regret Came Too Late

Grace took a few more steps toward him, but every time she got closer, Liam would scramble backward.

Her expression grew even darker, and she said grimly, "Stand still. Don't move."

Whether he had smoked or not, she would know just by smelling his fingers.

Liam instantly froze, not daring to move.

Grace stepped up, grabbed his fingers, and sniffed them. The strong smell of cigarette smoke was unmistakable.

"Liam, you've even learned to lie now?"

Liam's body tensed, and he immediately began apologizing. "I didn't want you to get mad."

Grace let go of his hand and said coldly, "Don't let it happen again."

"Grace, I won't smoke anymore. I just ran into some issues at college and was feeling a bit down. I'm sorry."

him apologize so earnestly, Grace couldn't bear to reprimand him further. She simply raised

wanting to find out if he was really busy with coursework. It was extremely difficult to find someone in a college with the constantly changing classrooms, especially when

car dealership where they had previously bought a

worked there the one who had once stolen away his

entered the dealership, she spotted that familiar figure. She walked

turned to glance at her, and from the flicker in his eyes, it was clear he

wanted to ask, has he been attending his classes lately? Are you guys currently working on

pursed his lips and continued wiping the car window with the rag in

answer, he replied softly, "He hasn't been to college for a long time.

herself before pulling out her phone to call Liam again. But once

and immediately hired a private investigator

waited anxiously at home for three hours before the

When she arrived, she parked the car,