Regret Came Too Late

If Grace had once paid off a 40-million-dollar penalty fee for Yasmine, their relationship had to have been tight.

She stayed quiet, and Yasmine didn't press further. Instead, Yasmine asked, "You really don't remember anything, huh? Alright, I won't dig into the past. But just so you know, I've got a couple of solid projects on hand right now. A few investors are already circling. You're strapped for cash these days, right?"

Grace nodded without hesitation. She wasn't in the mood to sugarcoat reality.

Yasmine leaned back in her chair, casually flipping through her phone. A few minutes later, she set it down and said,

"I'm working on five projects right now. Two are... decent. You'll make some profit, but nothing crazy. The other three are near sure-things-high return, low risk. The question is, Grace, do you trust me enough to take the leap?"

After all, to the current Grace, who had lost all her memories, Yasmine was just a stranger now.

Grace studied her for a second, then smiled. "I trust you," she said. "When I pulled your background file, even your name felt familiar."

Yasmine smiled back, reaching out to shake her hand. "I'm swamped lately. I have a meeting with my studio team after this. If there's anything you need, just call me."

"Got it."

women stood up and headed toward the exit

paused, hesitating. She looked like she wanted to ask something, but ended up pressing her lips together and

broke the silence. "Yasmine," she said, voice steady. "You know about my past. Do you know what happened between me

even say it out loud. In this circle, Ethan was a god among men. Everyone believed she

type to talk much before, definitely not about personal stuff and never about Ethan. Back then, you did have someone you liked, though. I remember

close to. I never understood why you stayed by Yancey's side all that time. But if you ask me, it always felt like you were using him as a shield for something...

It turned out that she had been using him to protect

web around her memories felt even messier now. She rubbed her

"If I'd known you were gonna lose your memory, I would've asked you more questions while I had

out a breath. Some things couldn't be rushed. She had to

into her car, waving goodbye at

her leave, then turned to open her own car door.

man

him instantly, though he didn't know her. She turned to leave without acknowledging him. But he called out to