Regret Came Too Late

Grace took a few more steps toward him, but every time she got closer, Liam would scramble backward.

Her expression grew even darker, and she said grimly, "Stand still. Don't move."

Whether he had smoked or not, she would know just by smelling his fingers.

Liam instantly froze, not daring to move.

Grace stepped up, grabbed his fingers, and sniffed them. The strong smell of cigarette smoke was unmistakable.

"Liam, you've even learned to lie now?"

Liam's body tensed, and he immediately began apologizing. "I didn't want you to get mad."

Grace let go of his hand and said coldly, "Don't let it happen again."

"Grace, I won't smoke anymore. I just ran into some issues at college and was feeling a bit down. I'm sorry."

reprimand him further.

still went to his college the next day, wanting to find out if he was really busy with coursework. It was extremely difficult to find someone in a college

car dealership where they had

who had once stolen away

moment she entered the dealership, she spotted that familiar figure. She

was about the same age as Liam. He turned to glance at her, and from the flicker in his eyes, it

just wanted to ask, has he been attending his classes lately?

man pursed his lips and continued wiping the car window with

answer, he replied softly, "He hasn't been to college for a long

frozen for a moment, taking a few seconds to compose herself before pulling out her phone to call Liam again. But once again, he didn't

immediately hired a private investigator to

at home for three hours before the investigator finally told

straight to the nondescript bar. When she arrived, she

bar was already packed and lively, full