Regret Came Too Late

Grace took a deep breath. "Mr. Yule, are you interested in meeting Yasmine? I

can give you her phone number directly."

Simon lowered his gaze, his impatience with her palpable.

"I don't have Ethan's patience. One more word, and you can get the hell out."

Grace felt a surge of anger, but she really didn't have the power to challenge

Simon.

When she got downstairs, she felt a knot of unease in her stomach.

She took several steps back when she bumped into someone coming the other

way.

It was Jodie, whose voice immediately turned shrill as she yelled, "Grace!"

Since the whipping incident, Grace had been trying to avoid this woman. She

hadn't expected to run into her today.

She lowered her head and tried to walk past, but Jodie blocked her way.

"Grace, looks like you're all healed up. So you're back to your old tricks, huh?

What are you doing here? Don't tell me you followed my brother again? Just

because my uncle doesn't want you, you've set your sights on my brother now?"

Jodie's expression was full of resentment, like she wanted nothing more than to

pull out a whip and beat Grace again.

would Yancey be

not want to fight, so she

a hard slap landed on

time, and now there was a huge hand mark on

herself. "What did I tell you? Stay away from me,

whenever I

felt her face burn from the slap. She threw the

back,

she saw Yancey

Look what

Grace

shoved Jodie

serious. "I've told you,

people just because

Ethan protects you."

Uncle Ethan doesn't care.

Ethan won't

hard on a

a

Yancey yelled, "Jodie Henderson!"

sticking her tongue out and scoffing. She acted

spoiled brat.

picked up

trying to wipe off

the mark was still

at Grace

be mad. Uncle Ethan

her. I'll have a

was as cool as a cucumber. She

Ethan doted on Jodie.

had all the papers

up too. "Grace, let's head back together, okay?" he