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."

stood up and headed toward the exit without dragging

opened her car door when she paused, hesitating. She looked like she wanted to ask something, but ended up

Grace who broke the silence. "Yasmine," she said, voice steady. "You know about my past. Do

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

before 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

I honestly don't know the full story. Grace, you were tough to get 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

had thought Yancey was someone's stand-in. It turned out that she had been using him to

felt even messier now. She rubbed her temples,

into a quick hug. "If I'd known you were gonna lose your memory, I would've asked

let out a breath. Some things couldn't be rushed. She

car, waving goodbye at Yasmine before pulling

to open her own car door. However, she froze when she heard footsteps from

her eyes, she stepped closer and found a man