Chapter 109

---- Chapter 109 Grace woke up feeling warm all over.

It took a moment before she realized she was in bed.

She scrambled out, dashing into the bathroom to rinse her face.

The red marks on her neck caught her eye.

She leaned closer to the mirror and tried scrubbing them, but they wouldn't come off.

"Guess even fancy houses aren't safe from mosquitoes," she thought.

Anew toothbrush was neatly placed by the sink, She quickly brushed her teeth and headed downstairs.

The clock read 6:00 am, but breakfast was already laid out.

Ethan stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, his phone pressed to his ear.

Grace kept her distance, planning to let Susie know she was leaving when Susie called out to her.

"Ms.

Lambert, you should have breakfast before you go.

Mr.

Henderson's orders." Grace felt a sudden warmth spread through her.

Ethan might come across as cold on the outside, but deep down, he was all heart.

"Did he already eat?" Grace asked.

"Nope.

He said he'd wait for you," Susie answered.

Grace sat at the table, figuring it would be a while before he ---- was ready.

But the moment she settled in, Ethan hung up the phone.

He wheeled himself over and began eating his breakfast without saying a word. Grace wanted to wish him a good morning, but he didn't seem like he was in the mood for conversation.

hand, raised in greeting, slowly

deceiving her, but his

didn't make

was always so composed with his pale skin, looking almost as

so flushed? Grace pushed the thought aside and focused on her food, eating quickly until Susie's voice cut

"Ms.

your neck?" Ethan

calmly resumed slicing his

fingers over the marks, barely registering

"No idea.

night." Susie handed her a small bottle of

the marks."

she finished her breakfast , she started to head out, only to find Ethan getting ready to leave

headed to the office, so making, a

the ---- door until he caught up,

started toward the driver's side, but as she

no other choice, she slid into the

Group's underground parking garage, and Grace

door, but Tim beat her

tone was clipped as he said,

they were keeping their distance from her to avoid

and made her way up

been fond of her, and she wasn't about to let his

had barely stepped off the elevator

and let out a mocking, cold snort as soon as he saw

a joke, she

him off and went straight to her

for Yancey

over and

after breaking his

Mrs.

me to

time? Racing in the middle of

inwardly, but a trace of irrational concern for her reckless brother

Liam wasn't all bad.

need to be

"Not happening .

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