Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 22

The Lamberti were in high spirits, already discussing where the wedding would be held.

Carmen held Alice’s hand, her eyes red–rimmed as she said, “Alice has really had a hard time, but new wrything is finally coming together. You two need to take care of each other Don’t let anyone especially those who are aboys scheming against others happiness

Alice smiled slightly. “Mom, Yancey and I will be happy.”

Liam chimed in, “II Græor hal pem up earlier, you two would’ve been together years ago. You didn’t have to waste that much

Venery’s gane kept flicking to the wall, where the clock showed it was exactly seven o’clock. But there was solino sign of Grace.

He turned to the nearby maid and asked, “Has Grace arrived yet?

“No, Mr. Henderson, we haven’t seen her.”

Vincey snorted, crossing his arms, clearly displeased. “She’s not coming again, is she? I knew this was her tactic. She always does this.”

The others‘ faces shifted from joy to indifference, then to potnight disgust.

Carmen’s chest heaved with anger as she took out her phone and dialed Grace’s number. Hut no one answered.

She coughed harshly, furious. “I swear, sometimes I wish I’d never given birth to her!”

Alice quickly poured some warm water for her. “Moen, don’t be upset. Maybe Grace is stuck in trattie. Let’s wait another hour ”

Liam rolled his eyes. “Alice, stop defending her. She’s done this betare. Every time she says she’ll annul the engagement, she then comes up with some excuse not to show. I really thought this time she meant it. I guess not.”

only grew wider. She was confident in Sloan’s abilities–once he lost control,

nothing but a pawn to be toyed with.

K00 pm, there was

table, his expression dark “I don’t want to waste my tin I’m not waiting anymore. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert,

the room soured further. Alice quickly got up to see him off. She said, “Yancey, don’t

frustrated, wanting to leave

living room, looking hun, as though

for tonight. Ten mm. Buy

“Thank you, Mom.”

“You’re the

leam to fight for things for yourself. If you

the clock and realizing it was already 10:00

of

to be one of

drenched in sweat, so she headed to

was a knock on the door.

awake. Would

was absolutely starving and feeling lightheaded. She ate a

several missed calls

sent a message saying, “I knew you wouldn’t

remained calm as she also saw a message from an unmown number. It read, “You’re a slut. Next time, you

was from Sloan. Her expression darkened when she read it. After all, she had promised herself she wouldn’t

message came from the same number saying, “Hendricks is in the hospital. You’d better brace yourself for revenge. His methods will break you. Maybe when you wake sp, you won’t know

back to where she lived for