Regret Came Too Late

If Grace had once paid off a 40-million-dollar penalty fee for Yasmine, their relationship had to have been tight.

She stayed quiet, and Yasmine didn't press further. Instead, Yasmine asked, "You really don't remember anything, huh? Alright, I won't dig into the past. But just so you know, I've got a couple of solid projects on hand right now. A few investors are already circling. You're strapped for cash these days, right?"

Grace nodded without hesitation. She wasn't in the mood to sugarcoat reality.

Yasmine leaned back in her chair, casually flipping through her phone. A few minutes later, she set it down and said,

"I'm working on five projects right now. Two are... decent. You'll make some profit, but nothing crazy. The other three are near sure-things-high return, low risk. The question is, Grace, do you trust me enough to take the leap?"

After all, to the current Grace, who had lost all her memories, Yasmine was just a stranger now.

Grace studied her for a second, then smiled. "I trust you," she said. "When I pulled your background file, even your name felt familiar."

Yasmine smiled back, reaching out to shake her hand. "I'm swamped lately. I have a meeting with my studio team after this. If there's anything you need, just call me."

"Got it."

up and headed toward the

hesitating. She looked like she wanted to ask something,

said, voice steady. "You know about my past. Do you know what happened between me

say it out loud. In this circle, Ethan was a god among men. Everyone believed she had been the reason for his accident and that he hated her

she finally said, "You weren't the type to talk much before, definitely not about personal stuff and never about Ethan. Back then, you did have someone you liked, though. I remember that before we lost touch, you told me

close to. I never understood why you stayed by Yancey's side all that time. But if you ask me, it always felt like you were using him as a shield

stand-in. It turned out that she had

even messier now. She rubbed her temples, her

known you were gonna

Some things couldn't be rushed. She had to

waving goodbye

car door. However, she froze when she heard

eyes, she stepped closer and found a man leaning lazily against the wall, smoking. It was