Regret Came Too Late

The bodyguard didn't know the car belonged to Grace, and the security footage showed another woman damaging it—someone completely unrelated to Jodie.

Jodie's face lit up with delight, and she immediately started yelling toward the next room.

"Grace, you bitch! How dare you frame me?"

The police station had good soundproofing, so Grace could only see Ethan talking to Jodie, but she couldn't hear what they were saying.

When she heard how loudly Jodie was screaming, she walked out.

Jodie immediately straightened up. "So you were trying to blame me for what happened to your car! You're seriously twisted. Yancey, why are you siding with her? I swear I didn't do anything to her car."

Grace looked over at Ethan.

That was also when Ethan realized that the person Jodie had been fighting with was Grace.

Grace's expression remained calm. "Ms. Henderson, you confronted me moments before my car was vandalized. Who else could it be?"

Jodie started to cry again. She turned back and kneeled before Ethan, tugging on his sleeve.

"Uncle Ethan, look at her!"

Ethan's hand, resting at his side, tightened slightly. He looked down as he said, "It wasn't her."

Grace knew Ethan doted on Jodie, but she hadn't realized the extent of his favoritism.

She opened her mouth, unsure what to say.

On the other hand, Jodie looked at her with a smug expression.

A fire burned in Grace's chest, but she knew that as long as Ethan sided with Jodie, there was no way out of this.

police officer spoke up at that

the security

seen the security footage yet, so she just snorted. "Fine. I'll take Mr. Henderson's 20 grand for now. Let's

snatched her purse and made for the door, but Jodie wasn't

just accused me of something I didn't do! Don't you owe

like she didn't hear a thing, and

"You!"

smirked, rolling her eyes. "Well, what do you expect from someone from

of the police station, still feeling

followed her out, sighing. "Let me give you a ride. I told you, Uncle

really wasn't Jodie this

unconditional

gotten the police to change

were ultimately from

got into Yancey's car. Through the window, she could see Ethan coming out of

and Jodie were by his side,

leaning back in her seat. Suddenly, she realized something— she had gotten the 20 grand. There was no point

weren't even friends, so it was normal for him to side

Ethan's attitude toward her had always been that of a superior

hold anything else against her was already

driver's seat, Yancey gripped the wheel. While waiting at a red light, he said, "Grace,

his limits. He won't show it, making you think he might actually like you. You should steer

was into you, trying so hard to find any little

him telling Julian he still can't get over

for who that person was, it was obviously his deceased

of that one true love, yet Ethan's emotions had already been

somewhat relieved. "I thought we could at least be friends. It seems I overstepped. Someone like Mr. Henderson doesn't