Chapter 108

---- Chapter 108 Grace ended the call abruptly.

Only a fool like Alice would look at a guy like Yancey and think he was worth anything.

She turned to head back to Ethan's bedroom , but the lights were off.

For a moment, she considered leaving and finding some other place to crash for the night, but then the breeze from the balcony swept in.

That was when she realized Ethan wasn't in bed.

He was out there, standing in the dark.

She didn't have to get close to smell the cigarette smoke.

"Mr.

Henderson, isn't smoking bad for your recovery?" Wasn't his injury still healing? The faint glow from the yard made it hard to read his expression, but Grace could still see the intensity in his eyes something raw and expectant, something that got to her.

Maybe visiting Eleanor's grave had put him in a somber mood. She stayed beside him, unsure of what to say.

moment, gone the next, but leaving an

caught the glow of the cigarette just before it reached

burn yourself," she

slowly flicked the cigarette into the ashtray , his eyes ---- still fixed

the damage

red welt

grabbed his wrist and

Do you have burn ointment? I'll go get it." Due to the difference in their height, she had to tilt her head

hard and tried to pull away, but she didn't

"Mr.

your head, but you can't keep neglecting your

touch with an alternative medicine practitioner and find

the words left her mouth than he asked, "Do you treat everyone this well?" Grace froze,

had regained consciousness, Ethan's behavior toward her had

It wasn't exactly resentment.

had his

his rank over her as long as she

when she got her period, which was more than most

could come up with a response, he had already

Ethan said before heading

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