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?

she rose quietly, drove to her meeting, grabbed a quick

a high-end restaurant to order some takeout before hurrying

his place.

a few blocks when she

Selene.

by the roadside, making

adjusted her rimless glasses.

pulled up and

raised an eyebrow slightly, exchanged a few quick

phone, then ended the call and walked towards

get everything sorted

Grace had briefly mentioned

her lawyer last time.

family connections, she wasn't held accountable for the

said.

passenger door and slid

a ride, will you? You've no

days," she said as

remained composed, but the dark circles beneath

clearly explained the glasses.

"What happened?"

sooner had Grace asked than Selene's phone buzzed

let out a

happened? Thanks to Mr.

Henderson's 'considerate'

announcement about my potential

Vincent,

hounding me relentlessly.

of Jensen

his influence to sabotage

Even the

are starting to

notice."

years

the Jensen family,

out of her

from nearly

just to

prospect as an heir, and there

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