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?"

she wanted nothing more than to pull out a

a little surprised. What would Yancey be doing at

she tried to leave,

dodged, but then a hard slap landed on her

now there was a huge hand mark on

"What did I tell you? Stay away from me, or I'll

burn from the slap. She threw

back, almost

she saw Yancey and

what

were papers everywhere, and Grace bent down

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

pouted. "So what? Uncle Ethan doesn't care. She deserves

Enough. Uncle Ethan won't like

stuck her tongue out, even stepping hard on a paper Grace

Yancey yelled, "Jodie Henderson!"

tongue out

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.

was as cool as a cucumber. She knew exactly how

she had all the

up too. "Grace, let's head back together,