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.

left her mouth, he yanked her wrist hard, nearly dragging her into his arms. She looked up and met his gaze. His lips still bore two visible bite marks from last night. With that strikingly beautiful facial features

to speak, he took out a delicate box and opened it. There was a matching pair of

clearly been designed with care. The colors echoed fine porcelain blues. It had no diamonds. It was just a smooth ring of gemstones that looked

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

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head, took her hand, and slipped the woman's ring onto her finger. Grace tried to pull away but his grip was unyielding She

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

her gut-she was

simply lowered his head and slipped

pull hers off. Just then, he said, "Didn't you say you love

froze. She stared at him, stunned. His face was nothing short of breathtaking, and his lips were refined. But

Grace

felt like he had changed so drastically.

really hit him

dropped to the ring

Softly, he

your boyfriend's life

enough