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

the security footage. It really

hadn't seen the security footage yet, so she just snorted. "Fine. I'll take Mr. Henderson's 20 grand for now.

made for the door, but Jodie wasn't

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

in her tracks, acted like she didn't

"You!"

eyes.

the police station, still

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

it really wasn't Jodie this

mind, this was Ethan's unconditional favoritism toward Jodie, to

gotten the

and Ethan were ultimately from two

car. Through the window, she could see Ethan coming out

Jodie were by his side, and Jodie

something— she had gotten the

weren't even friends, so it was

attitude toward her had always been that of a superior showing pity to a lowly

else

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

show it, making you think he might actually like you. You should steer clear of

trying so hard to find

him telling Julian he still can't get over a

person was, it was obviously his deceased true

only asked Andrea to play the part of that one true

least be friends. It seems I overstepped. Someone like Mr. Henderson doesn't