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.

"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 door? I'll only take ten minutes of your time." Grace wasn't the type to hold grudges against her younger brother,

a dessert and slid it across the table toward her. Yancey sat beside Grace and shamelessly ordered one for himself too. Grace didn't pay 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

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

he just stand there and do nothing after hearing about Alice's troubles? "Grace... 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 will make it up to you." Grace took a deep breath and

her perfect little image while disappearing to let you all take the hits. You've really let me down, Liam."