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.

her, he quickly snuffed it out. 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

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

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?"

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

supporting her. She gets to walk all over me, using my name to craft her perfect little image while disappearing to let you all take the hits. You've really let me down, Liam." A flicker