Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 376

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?

rose quietly, drove to her meeting, grabbed a quick

restaurant to order some takeout before hurrying

his place.

had only gone a few blocks when

Selene.

making

adjusted her rimless glasses.

up and

glanced over, raised an eyebrow slightly,

ended the call and walked towards Grace's

get everything sorted

was referring to the incident Grace had briefly

her lawyer last time.

she wasn't held

said.

opened the passenger door

ride, will you? You've no idea how stressed I've been

days," she said as she massaged her

but the dark circles

clearly explained the glasses.

"What happened?"

Grace asked than Selene's phone buzzed

a deep

happened? Thanks to Mr.

Henderson's 'considerate'

announcement about my potential

Vincent,

me relentlessly.

CEO of Jensen

influence

dealings. Even

are

notice."

been years since she

to the Jensen

out of her

from nearly

there just to

best prospect as an heir, and there absolutely couldn't be

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