Regret Came Too Late

The act of Grace pinning the brooch on Ethan brought the two of them physically closer. Although Grace tried her best to maintain a respectful distance, she could still feel Ethan backing off slightly the moment she leaned in.

She quickly pinned it on and immediately sat straight.

"Mr. Henderson, let's dig in. I'm guessing you must be hungry too."

Ethan watched her wipe the utensils, then raised his hand to lightly touch the brooch, which still carried a trace of her warmth.

His mood relaxed visibly, and Grace finally let out a sigh of relief.

Just as she was about to say something, Daphne's voice suddenly rang out from outside.

Grace had picked this location just so she could enjoy some good drama. Meanwhile, in the next room, Julian had come here to meet a very important business partner. However, Daphne's intrusion ruined it all.

The staff from Sidler Group were also present, yet Daphne barged right in boldly.

"Mr. Sidler, my boyfriend is the Sidler family's illegitimate son-your half-brother. Why don't you give him a share of the Sidler family's assets? By rights, he has a legal claim to inheritance.

"Why should he be left aside, forgotten in the shadows? He may be kind and doesn't fight you over it, but that doesn't mean I won't! Now that everyone's here, I demand an explanation!"

Although Daphne was not favored in the Yule family, she had met Julian many times and naively thought that he might show her some level of respect for Simon's sake.

Instead, Julian lit his lighter with a soft click, then flicked it off again. His face carried a faint, mocking smile.

the room only made her look all

to speak too bluntly

the next room, would love to have a chance to dissect Daphne's

the door to

was listening so intently that she didn't notice Ethan's gaze had been fixed on her

she would've had Daphne thrown out immediately and

she heard Julian casually ask,

be here without

face burn with embarrassment as she realized that

sent me here. I'm here to fight for

in Julian's eyes. He ordered the men beside him, "Bring me

immediately approached

back in fear, but the bodyguards showed no mercy, snatching her phone straight out of

police! I'll call

she could finish, someone covered her

and sure enough, found an unknown number. He raised his eyebrows and tossed the phone to one of

"Check it."

at the others in the room. "My apologies, but

boldest business partners wouldn't dare kick him while he was down. Everyone knew how powerful the Sidler family's

worry about it. Since Mr. Sidler