Regret Came Too Late

Grace held Ed in silence. All he felt was the throbbing ache at the back of his skull, so intense it was nauseating him.

It was a clear sign of his anxiety triggering.

"Ed," she said gently. "Whatever medication you give me, I'll take it. I'm not going to argue about anything else right now. You need to rest. I'll come by to visit you for the next few days to take care of you. You have to sleep for at least three days."

She placed her hands on his shoulders and drew a deep breath. "I still need to finalize some details with our business partners. I'll be back at noon. After that, I won't leave again—I'll stay with you tonight. I'll bring some food when I return, okay?"

Her tone was almost coaxing.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed, then he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Can you not go anywhere at all?"

His voice came out low as he spoke, and she could still feel the residual heat from his body.

She closed her eyes and collapsed back onto the couch. "I'll reschedule my meeting for noon. I'll stay with you until then, drive back for the meeting, and return afterward with food. Then we can sleep some more?"

He let out a muffled hum of agreement as he kept his eyes closed.

It was just seconds before his breathing relaxed beside her.

was fast. Had he not slept at all last

earth was going through his

quietly, drove to her meeting, grabbed a quick meal, then stopped by a high-end

her car had only gone a

call, while

pulled up and

phone, then ended the call

referring to the incident Grace had briefly mentioned when she

held accountable for the case,"

opened the passenger door and

idea how stressed I've been these past few days," she said

the dark circles beneath her eyes clearly explained the

"What happened?"

had Grace asked than

'considerate' announcement about my potential marriage to Vincent, Damien has been hounding me relentlessly. The mighty CEO of Jensen Group—using all his influence to sabotage my business

out of her way to alienate herself from nearly all of the relatives there just to reassure

there absolutely couldn't be any rumors of scandal between him and her, the

was wise enough to