Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 381

Grace tossed the card and turned sharply on her heel. She wasn't about to waste another second there.

Fear drained the color from Liam's face. He rushed forward, grasped her hand, and dropped to his knees. "Grace, please don't be angry! Hit me if you must, but please, don't be angry. I'm begging you!"

Irritation welled up within Grace, and she attempted to dislodge her hand, but Liam maintained a firm grip. He kept her hand pressed against his own cheek.

Overcome by panic, tears now began to cascade down his face, his eyes fixed upon her with a look of hopeful supplication.

"Let go, Liam." She struggled harder. "This trick doesn't work every time. I don't have the patience for this anymore."

Yet he held on to her hand with all his strength, kneeling stubbornly on the floor without any intention of rising.

Off to the side, Andrea, unable to bear the scene, began to rebuke her. "Grace, what's the meaning of this? No matter what, Liam's your own brother. Have you forgotten your father's last words to you? Now you want to abandon him? If Quentin could see this from his grave, he would never forgive you!"

Liam bit his lip and shot her a threatening glare. "Shut up."

Andrea snorted coldly and turned away. "I'm speaking for your sake. I wouldn't want the father of my child constantly groveling before others."

Grace no longer spared them a glance. She was too tired to be angry, too numb to care at this point-she was exhausted.

last, she turned to the kneeling Liam. "Let go. I need to leave;

and snot smeared across his face as he sobbed. "Grace, please don't abandon me. I know I made a mistake. I don't even know how it happened. I woke

cut him off with a chilling firmness. "Then have

silent. Liam stopped crying,

your brother, and this child's your kin! How can you be so cruel? Let me tell you

gently on the shoulder.

was my first and she was there forme when I was barely holding myself. I can't turn away from that, Grace. I just

seemed like, in the end, even his heart had

spark ignited in Andrea's eyes. Joanne was right- Liam was still a naive young man who could be easily

her knees as well, her eyes red-rimmed

please don't

one to blame? I love him, and I'm withing

and suddenly laughed. So in the end, she had become the

mocking stare. "What's this? You've given up on

Andrea's face reddened

momentarily, but she quickly

her composure and spoke with conviction. "Mr. Henderson