Regret Came Too Late

Grace took a deep breath. "Mr. Yule, are you interested in meeting Yasmine? I can give you her phone number directly."

Simon lowered his gaze, his impatience with her palpable.

"I don't have Ethan's patience. One more word, and you can get the hell out."

Grace felt a surge of anger, but she really didn't have the power to challenge Simon.

When she got downstairs, she felt a knot of unease in her stomach.

She took several steps back when she bumped into someone coming the other way.

It was Jodie, whose voice immediately turned shrill as she yelled, "Grace!"

Since the whipping incident, Grace had been trying to avoid this woman. She hadn't expected to run into her today.

She lowered her head and tried to walk past, but Jodie blocked her way.

"Grace, looks like you're all healed up. So you're back to your old tricks, huh?

What are you doing here? Don't tell me you followed my brother again? Just because my uncle doesn't want you, you've set your sights on my brother now?"

full of resentment, like she wanted nothing more than to pull out a

surprised. What would Yancey

fight, so she tried to

but then a hard slap

now there was a

smirked, pleased with herself. "What did I tell you? Stay away from

face burn from the slap. She threw the contract

stumbled back,

she saw Yancey and ran to

Look what she

Grace

his voice serious. "I've told you, stop bullying people

what? Uncle Ethan doesn't care. She deserves

Uncle Ethan

tongue out, even stepping hard on a paper Grace was about to grab, leaving a

Yancey yelled, "Jodie Henderson!"

her tongue out and scoffing. She acted

paper she'd stomped on, trying to wipe off the dirt, but the mark was still obvious. He looked at Grace

cucumber. She knew exactly how much Ethan doted on

had all the

stood up too. "Grace, let's