Regret Came Too Late

Grace held Ed in silence. All he felt was the throbbing ache at the back of his

skull, so intense it was nauseating him.

It was a clear sign of his anxiety triggering.

"Ed," she said gently. "Whatever medication you give me, I'll take it. I'm not going

to argue about anything else right now. You need to rest. I'll come by to visit you

for the next few days to take care of you. You have to sleep for at least three

days."

She placed her hands on his shoulders and drew a deep breath. "I still need to

finalize some details with our business partners. I'll be back at noon. After that, I

won't leave again—I'll stay with you tonight. I'll bring some food when I return,

okay?"

Her tone was almost coaxing.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed, then he wrapped his arms around her

waist. "Can you not go anywhere at all?"

His voice came out low as he spoke, and she could still feel the residual heat from

his body.

She closed her eyes and collapsed back onto the couch. "I'll reschedule my

meeting for noon. I'll stay with you until then, drive back for the meeting, and

return afterward with food. Then we can sleep some more?"

He let out a muffled hum of agreement as he kept his eyes closed.

It was just seconds before his breathing relaxed beside her.

That was fast. Had he not slept at all last night?

"What on earth was going through his mind every day?

quietly, drove to her meeting, grabbed

by a high-end restaurant to order some

his place.

a few blocks when she

Selene.

making a call, while her slender

adjusted her rimless glasses.

pulled up and honked

over, raised an eyebrow slightly,

phone, then ended the call and

everything

was referring to the incident Grace had briefly mentioned when

her lawyer last time.

family connections, she wasn't

said.

casually opened the passenger door and slid into the passenger

you? You've

few days," she said as

remained composed, but the dark circles

clearly explained the glasses.

"What happened?"

sooner had Grace asked than

let out a deep breath.

happened? Thanks to Mr.

Henderson's 'considerate'

announcement about my potential

to Vincent, Damien

me relentlessly.

of

influence to sabotage

Even

are

notice."

had been years since

to the

gone out

from nearly

just to reassure

was their best prospect as an heir, and