Regret Came Too Late

The receptionist continued as she processed their check-in, "There was even a multiple-vehicle collision earlier. The roads will remain closed for the time being."

Grace glanced around the lobby. It was pretty warm and cozy. She could settle for the night in the lobby.

The receptionist seemed to know what she was going to say, and she sighed. "Ms. Lambert, there might even be power outages at night these few days. The temperature in the lobby is definitely going to dip below freezing.

"There's an old type of fireplace in the room that uses wood. It'll be warm."

Now that she had gotten to this point, if Grace remained adamant about refusing to use the room, it would be an insult to Ethan

She snuck a glance at Ethan. He was sitting in the wheelchair, his head slightly tilted, and he looked like he had not noticed everything happening.

She quickly went to push his wheelchair. "Alright. Thanks. We'll be on our way up, then."

When they got into the room, she realized that it was only about 600 square feet. Other than a fireplace, it had only a chair and a bed.

The bathroom was also tiny, measuring only about 21 square feet.

Out of nowhere, she recalled the time she was on the island with Ethan. The bathroom back then was also as tiny as this one, where their shoulders were touching each other's when they washed their hands.

Back on the island, Ethan...

She could not help but remember him losing control. Quickly, she brushed the thoughts aside.

"Mr. Henderson, would you like to wash up first? I'll let my boyfriend know I'm safe."

She walked over to the only chair and took a seat.

The chair was pathetically tiny. Although she had initially wanted to spend the night in it, that seemed impossible now.

Ethan got up slowly, holding onto the wall, looking like he wanted to go to the bathroom.

But he was in an unstable position. He had only taken one step before he stopped for a moment with a frown on his face.

her phone and typing her message for Ed. Immediately,

legs not

by now. Why did it seem like his legs were still in

with one hand. "I've been losing

remembered herself saying before that she would go to Palm Bay frequently and be

after everything that happened with Jodie, she completely forgot about

found a way to deal with his

She was about to tell him to slow down when he lost

with her back hitting the wall. Their

he also looked annoyed, she asked, "Are

her a

what else to say. For someone high and mighty like Ethan, he probably didn't like showing

it. I'll help you to the bathroom,"

bathroom felt even tinier, with two

him with the

over and splashed water onto his face. His hair had gotten soaked in the

at the side. She did not know where to look, so she could

their eyes met through the reflection. Immediately,

After he was done, Grace helped him get to the

wash. Due to the condition of the accommodation, she would not be

lay down, almost no more unoccupied space

to fall asleep when she heard him ask, "Have you

"Yeah."

did not. Knowing Ed's personality, she was afraid he might become jealous. Ethan was already in Ed's bad books, so she would just tell him

her. Grace was startled because he was too

was even harder for her to fall asleep now. She could only find something to talk about. "Mr. Henderson,

located deep in the

the mountains? And she had been