Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 142

---- Chapter 142 After Grace finished one of the desserts, Ethan slid the revised document across to her. The point he had marked was already highlighted. Grace reached out to take it, but her fingertips accidentally brushed against his. The document slipped from her hand and landed on the desk. She was slightly taken aback, but Ethan was already looking down, absorbed in whatever he was scribbling with his pen.

Grace assumed he was too busy to notice, so she simply picked up the document from the desk. "T'll head out now, Mr. Henderson," she said. "Mhm." Just as she was about to leave the office, he suddenly said, "There's a social gathering at 7:00 pm tonight." Grace immediately understood his meaning. "Got it. I'l go with you." She then shut the office door behind her and returned to her desk.

She had expected the day to pass quietly from then on, but Yancey appeared just as it was nearing the end of the workday. His face looked grim, and his energy seemed low. He stood beside her desk in silence before speaking hoarsely. "Liam's waiting for you downstairs. He's been there all day." Grace frowned, stood up, and walked toward the elevator while Yancey followed closely behind. When they reached the ground ---- floor, she spotted Liam right away.

Grace smacked his head. "How are you already picking up bad habits at this age?" "['ve just been feeling alittle stressed . Can you come with me to the shop next

him any mind. She didn't own the coffee shop, so he could sit wherever he liked. She had just had dessert in Ethan's office earlier, and with her strict standards for her figure, she wasn't in the mood for another. Instead, she cut straight to the point. "Alright, what's the

to find me?" Liam hesitated, fumbling for words for a whole minute. Grace quickly guessed that it was probably related to Alice. She couldn't help but find it amusing. She picked up her iced coffee and sipped on it, the bitterness spreading across her tongue. "So, are you here to try to convince me to say that the recording was my doing? What is it this time? Is Alice throwing another tantrum at home?" Liam felt as if he had just been slapped hard

Alice has actually been seeing a therapist." Grace raised an eyebrow. "Is it because of me?" Liam stammered, "I-It's because of you. Her adoptive parents have been awful to her, and Mom's been crying every day recently. Grace, the family

supporting her. She gets to walk all over me, using my name to craft her perfect little