Regret Came Too Late

---- Chapter 244 Bailey quickly rushed to have Joanne sent to the hospital, and Grace followed right behind, her eyes red-rimmed. "Find out how that guy even got here. Isn't this supposed to be the female staff break room?" Ethan said. Bailey glanced at Ethan, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "We're looking into it. Ms. Lambert, you should hurry and take your friend to the hospital." Grace immediately ran in the direction Joanne was taken to, but as she passed Ethan, he grabbed her hand.

She instinctively yanked her wrist out of his grasp. He froze for a few seconds, then silently withdrew his hands. Grace didn't look at him again, and instead, she quickly ran toward Joanne. She had just shifted her anger from Jodie to Ethan. She was only human, after all, and she had her limits. If it weren't for Ethan tonight, none of this would have happened. By the time they arrived at the hospital, the doctors had already taken Joanne to the emergency room.

Grace felt a sharp pain in her stomach, and her vision blacked out. Before she could get any more information , she collapsed , sending everyone around her into a panic. When she woke up, she found herself staring at a white ceiling. Someone was holding her hand. She turned her head ---- to see that it was Yancey. His eyes were bloodshot , and when he saw she had regained consciousness , his expression lit up. "You're finally awake!" Grace's throat was a little hoarse.

cold for so long. Why hasn't your boyfriend come to check on you? I'm

"She's in the next room. She's going to be fine. Thankfully , the bottle just grazed her shoulder. If it had been in her stomach, it would've been much worse. "Oh, and while you were out, the investigation into the drunk guy was completed. It turns

voice softening, "You've got a lot of injuries, and there's bruising on your head. What happened? Who did this to you" ---- Grace scoffed as she said, "Why don't you go ask your precious little sister?" A flicker of something passed through Yancey's eyes, and then he sighed. "You mean Jodie, right? She's been spoiled by Uncle

Uncle Ethan was afraid she'd get into even more trouble , so he sent bodyguards to follow her around. "That's why, in school, she always acted like

heart ache. Joanne worked so hard, juggling multiple jobs, and now this disaster had struck her out of nowhere. "T'm fine. How about you, Joanne? Are you in pain?" she asked. "T'm not in pain. Twas just really

having nightmares while I was asleep." Joanne sat down next to her, about to say something , when ---- the door was suddenly kicked open with a loud bang. It was Jodie again. When she saw Yancey there, she stormed over to Grace, immediately starting to shout. "Grace, you slut! How many times do I have to tell you? Stop trying to seduce my brother! He's not interested in you! If you don't want to keep getting slapped around, then stay away from