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."

bear to reprimand him further. She

college the next day, 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 she didn't even know which major Liam

went to the car dealership where they had previously

one of Liam's classmates worked there the one who had once stolen away his crush

she spotted that familiar figure. She walked over

at

has he been attending his classes

wiping the car window

hasn't been to college for a long time.

stood frozen for a moment, taking a few seconds to compose herself before pulling out her

and immediately hired a private investigator to track Liam's whereabouts

for three hours

to the nondescript bar. When she arrived, she parked the