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.

lost her bravado. The eerie silence in the room only made her look all the more like a

don't want to speak

a chance to dissect Daphne's

the door to her room

listening so intently that she didn't notice Ethan's gaze had been

slowly relaxed. If she were Julian, she would've had Daphne thrown out

then, she heard Julian

fool like Daphne would be here without someone pulling

burn with embarrassment as she realized that she was being

who sent me here. I'm here to fight for my boyfriend's rights. He's

Julian's eyes. He ordered the men beside

immediately

bodyguards showed

call the police! I'll

could finish, someone covered

found an unknown number. He raised his eyebrows

"Check it."

others in the room. "My apologies,

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

about it. Since Mr.