Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 448

Grace narrowed her eyes, a faint smirk tugging at her lips. "You know Tristan, right?"

Since Lyle had been tailing her, she figured he had to be aware of her recent movements.

He hesitated, then nodded. "Yeah."

"The people who came after me tonight... that was him?"

"No. That was Daphne."

Grace lowered her gaze. Of course, it was Daphne-That one would be easy to deal with.

She pulled out her phone and, using the burner number she kept for situations like this, sent a series of emotionally charged texts to Daphne-each one baited with just the right mix of provocation and vulnerability. Unsurprisingly, Daphne took the bait and agreed to meet up.

Grace almost laughed. With a brain that soft, if she weren't a Yule by birth, she'd have been destroyed.

As she started the engine, Lyle immediately climbed in.

"You're not going there alone," he said.

"I'm just going to meet her," Grace replied evenly. "She hates me way too much for no reason. I want to find out if Jodie is behind it."

the passenger door shut. "I'm

She didn't bother arguing.

spot a few minutes early. Grace glanced over at him. "You said you were tough, right? The second she steps out of the car, knock


surveillance blind spot, already having scoped

stared through the windshield, then gave a

probably expecting a

clipped her clean across the back of

planned to take her to Ed's place, which was isolated, with no

Grace finally parked outside Ed's

knocked on his window. "What's

He muttered, "I'm good right here. Just... be careful with that

brow. Did

walked around to his side. "You know my boyfriend? You've been to The Obsidian? He's just a

friend-Anthony. Nothing about Ed said he had a wider

phone buzzed before

your place. Everything's fine. I've got two guests. If


someone had just punched him in

up, yanked Daphne out of the back

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