Regret Came Too Late

Jodie's lips trembled, her gaze blazing like she wanted to tear Grace apart.

Grace's brows knitted as she stared at the crushed flowers on the ground, anger bubbling in her chest.

Jodie's voice was cold and deadly as she spat, "You'd better watch your back!"

Then, she turned on her heel, walked off to pay, and told the staff to send every last magnolia to Palm Bay.

Grace stood frozen, her emotions wiped clean in an instant.

Selene gave her shoulder a quick pat. "Keep an eye out. I don't think she's in her right mind."

Grace let out a dry smile. Not acting right was putting it mildly—she felt like she was hunted by a rabid dog.

She exhaled, gave up on the idea of buying flowers, and just headed home with her groceries.

Jodie, on the other hand, walked into Palm Bay with an armful of magnolias, practically glowing as she handed them to the maid.

"Handle these with care-put them in something nice."

One maid piped up, "The best vase was taken by Mr. Henderson already. He went through a whole bunch before Mr. Bennett brought one in from elsewhere."

Jodie blinked in surprise. Since when did Ethan care so much about magnolias?

When she saw Tim step out, she rushed straight over.

take these flowers

asking, she hadn't

way in now. He looked at the mountain of magnolias

them. The

maids. They said he's really into them lately. Isn't that your job to know? He's even

Palm Bay, they were trained to keep quiet- nothing about Ethan was to

looked stricken

"Ms. Henderson, you should really just

a wave, she told the maids to

trying to figure Ethan out, only to

learned he liked magnolias, it felt like a

had

Ethan really had kept that one

it wasn't the magnolias he

crushed the bouquet in one swift, violent

went to grab a first-aid kit, but

up. I have somewhere else to

out and drove straight

making dinner when the

it and

there, her face pale with rage and eyes

and her whole body trembled with rage, Bwas still dripping from b fist.

voice hoarse as she demanded, "Did you send those magnolias to Uncle Ethan

and began to close the door, but Jodie slammed here hand into the gap. The door crushed down on her palm,