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?"

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

would Yancey be doing

want to fight, so she tried to leave, but Jodie

but then a hard slap landed on her

and now there

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

felt her face burn from the slap. She threw the

back, almost

she saw Yancey

what

everywhere, and Grace

you, stop

Ethan doesn't care.

Ethan

a paper Grace was about to grab, leaving

Yancey yelled, "Jodie Henderson!"

sticking her tongue out and scoffing. She

picked up the paper she'd stomped on, trying to wipe off the dirt, but the mark was still obvious. He looked at Grace and said, "Grace, don't be mad. Uncle Ethan totally babies her. I'll have

a cucumber. She knew exactly

had all the

up too. "Grace, let's