Regret Came Too Late

Damien grew even more suspicious, craning his neck to look into the car. "Who

are you texting? We blow up your phone and you never answer us," he grumbled.

Ethan calmly shoved Damien's head out of the way and rolled the window up

without a word.

Undeterred, Damien knocked on the glass. "I'm supposed to meet a few of the

college leaders. Since you're already here, wanna grab dinner later?"

"I don't have time for that," Ethan said flatly.

Damien felt like he had just been punched in the gut. Then why the hell was he

even here?

He turned to leave. But just then, another car pulled up and parked right in front of

Ethan's.

The window rolled down, and there was Grace, flashing a stunning smile as she

waved over at Ethan. "Mr. Henderson, I just booked a place for lunch. Do you

want to join me?" she called.

Ethan's window lowered again. He let out a soft chuckle. "Yeah."

Damien stood there, frozen. He honestly thought he was hallucinating.

At that moment, Damien's assistant, Oliver Cooke, walked over and leaned in.

"Mr. Jensen, we should head out. Your meeting is about to start."

But Damien, without thinking, yanked open Ethan's car door and slid inside. He

waved Oliver off. "Push the meeting back. Tell them something came up."

Then, he turned to Grace, who was still sitting in her car ahead of them.

"Ms. Lambert, hope you don't mind me joining," Damien said with a sly smile.

Grace didn't mind at all. She had just gotten the jump on Damien by snatching

Jasper out from under him, and if staying friendly kept things from getting messy,

she was more than happy to play nice.

way while Ethan's followed behind. What Grace

the mood inside the second car

the second. And Damien, of course,

stealing glances at him,

unless he had to. He stayed

a single

outside the restaurant

silence.

you were busy," he said in

suddenly free? Ethan,

type. Once something

wouldn't let it go.

him completely, got out of the car, and maneuvered himself

wheelchair. Tim moved to push the wheelchair, and they headed

phone to make a call. He

number.

ever notice something weird between

his voice

but it always seemed too crazy

seriously believe.

his couch with his long legs

way earlier, but he loved

Julian said

don't know how

asked him

today and he

later,

he's free. Now,

it with my own

eyes."

hearing that.

third-wheel Grace and Ethan.

lazily. "Then you'd better

off."

won't let Grace take advantage

that, he hung

at his

slowly shaking

clearly gone to a

to finally get

and now, it was about

ruined.

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