Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 126

---- Chapter 126 As soon as Hendricks hung up the phone, he lunged toward Grace again. "You heard her yourself, Grace. Your own mother doesn't give a damn if you live or die. So why would I? I swear, if you kill yourself, I'll film everything I do to your corpse and make sure the whole damn internet sees it. You won't even be able to rest in peace." Grace's hand trembled. She tried to back away, but there was nowhere left to go. The window had iron bars. She couldn't make an escape.

Now that Hendricks had the green light from Carmen, he felt completely untouchable. Even if this ended in murder, he figured he'd walk away clean. Grace was already barely hanging on and didn't have the strength to dodge him this time. He tackled her onto the bed, pinning her down. Blood from her wounded hand smeared across the sheets. Hendricks' face twisted into a grotesque grin. "Finally got you under me, baby. Don't worry, I'll take real good care of you." "Get off me!" Grace shouted.

She thrashed under him, her neck wound tearing open, but Hendricks didn't care. His hand slid down, grabbing the waistband of her pants. Her brain went blank. She fought harder, but he smacked her ---- hard across the face. "Stop moving, bitch! Do you really want me to get rough?" Grace's hope started to drain, and her gaze went blank. Right then, the door burst open with a violent crash. Before she could even process what was happening , Hendricks was yanked off her.

He opened his mouth to curse, but the barrel of a gun pressed to his temple shut him up fast. The weapon looked ready to fire any second. He froze, paralyzed with fear. "W-Who the hell are you?" he stammered. His voice turned shaky like he was terrified to breathe wrong. Whoever had the authority to bring a gun into a high-security facility in Druville wasn't ordinary. Grace was still on the bed when someone grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a solid embrace.

panic boiling in her chest. It was Ethan. She looked up and saw Hendricks kneeling by

had slipped something into her hand. Ethan's chin rested on her shoulder, his voice low and calm. " Do you remember how to use it?" Her eyes blinked in confusion. Then, she noticed she had a gun in her hand. He was still holding her from behind, guiding her hand as if showing her how to load the weapon. Grace's mind was blank, but

grip when they saw the scene. Was this really Ethan? From where the bodyguards stood, it looked like Ethan had completely enveloped Grace, shielding her in his arms. But Grace was

was clear -it was entirely up to Grace whether she wanted to pull the trigger. Grace gripped the gun tightly with both hands. She could hear Hendricks' panicked pleading. "Grace, don't do anything crazy! This is illegal! You'll go to jail for this! And don't forget who Iam-I'm Yancey's uncle! You love him so much... How ---- are you

at Ethan. His chin was still resting on her shoulder. As she turned, her lips brushed his cheek. Only then did she realize how close they were. Her eyes widened in shock, and her grip on the gun slipped. Startled,

Henderson... did I screw up?" One of the bodyguards quickly kneeled down beside Hendricks to check on him and then said, "Ms. Lambert, he's still

enough. Honestly , ending up ina coma was probably the best fate Hendricks could ask for. She looked down at the gun in her hand, which had blood smeared across it. Even Ethan's fingertips were stained. She quickly got to her feet to