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.

flowers to Uncle

into his bedroom without asking, she hadn't dared to set foot in

only way in now. He looked at the mountain of magnolias in the

rid of them. The

them lately. Isn't that your job to know? He's even got some in his room

flicked to the maids. At Palm Bay, they were

stricken and quickly turned

"Ms. Henderson, you

With a wave, she told the maids to

long trying to figure Ethan out, only to discover he lived like a man

she learned he liked magnolias, it felt like a

Tim had casually crushed that

maids wouldn't lie. Ethan really

the

eyes widened, and her breath caught. She crushed the bouquet in one swift, violent its

maid flinched and went to grab a first-aid kit, but Jodie

worry. Just clean it up. I have somewhere else

stormed out and drove

Grace was making dinner when the door

it

face pale with rage and eyes

eyes bere bloodshot, and her whole body trembled with rage, Bwas

as she demanded,

to close the door, but Jodie slammed here hand into the gap. The