Regret Came Too Late

In the car, Grace stared at Ethan, who was sitting quietly. The absurdity of it all became even more overwhelming.

To everyone else, he was the epitome of an unreachable figure. No one would ever imagine that he would ever force a woman to marry him.

Grace sat up slowly. As the car drove past a certain street, she immediately pressed the button to open the door. Yet the door remained shut. She glanced over at Ethan.

He looked pale and detached. There was even a tinge of emotionless gloom behind his eyes.

Grace grew increasingly anxious as the city clerk's office drew nearer. If she were just a replacement, then surely, he could find someone who matched his fantasy better.

"Mr. Henderson-"

She made another attempt to talk him down, but he cut her off. "Save your breath."

The implication was clear-it didn't matter what she wanted or how hard she resisted. By the end of the day, they'd be married.

Frustration knotted in Grace's chest.

"I don't love you. Forcing this marriage will only make us miserable. Besides, I already have someone in my heart. I know you're not unreasonable, Mr. Henderson. If this is about Jodie, I'll apologize, alright?"

If she had known how badly this would blow up, she would've rescued Jodie back then.

up and met his gaze. His lips still bore two visible bite marks from last night. With that strikingly beautiful facial features of his, the injury added a

Grace was about to speak, he took out a delicate box and opened

once given Ed. This set had clearly been designed with care. The colors echoed fine porcelain blues. It had no diamonds. It was just a smooth ring of gemstones

elegant and graceful while the man's was clean and minimal. Both were

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Grace tried to pull away but

sent a shiver down her spine. She realized once Ethan got fixated on something, nothing could

it in her gut-she was bound to him

didn't even glance her way. He simply lowered his head and slipped on the second

said, "Didn't you say you love your boyfriend? Then marry me, and

short of breathtaking, and his lips were refined. But why did every word

wave of anger hit Grace like a storm.

drastically. What had happened in such

Jodie's departure really

dropped to the

Softly,

your boyfriend's

enough