Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 45 Grace had mum Yancey since childhood.

Even if most of those memories had faded, the occational pang of bitterness in her heart It had taken Allor only a short tto push her into complete izolation.

Withouta word, Grace yanked her hand free from Yanceys grip and get into the car Yelp of frustration.

Grace had never reared him this rally beina.

Even if the wat ting on an art this time, Grace He stepped forward, intending to follow her into the car, but Alices voice ring out just then.

Yancey, what are you doing in south is ook ? and then did Yancey remember why he had cand pointed to his cr bought you sfood Mrs.

Lambert made.

She was worried you wouldct be insed to the food bece, to the specially askedto bring them.

Its still warm.

Do you want to have some? Carmen rath cooked herself but had gone to great lengths for Allen Alices eyes be up: Really? Mam actualle cooked? Yeah Shes been so worried about you these past few days that she has barely eaten anything.

Alice glanced at Grace.

The cars dim lighting made in hand to see her expression, but she could guess that Grace was feeling awful .. be used to be so desperate for the Lambert familys approval, willing to do anything for a single word of praise.

Tel Carmen had almost never cooked for her.

In their house, the household stati took care of everything, which only made these hcooked meals all the more precious.

Torace, you her been buny all day.

Why dont you cback and eat with us? Im sure you miss Moms cooking too.

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Her mind was already preocupled with matters in Meanwhile, Alices eyes glowed with satisfaction as she watched Grace hurry awry, Yancey, ceat with m Yancey nodded.

For sreason, he felt a sense of salist.

He hadnt seen Graces expression clearly jest now, but she had to be hurting.

And as long as she was hurt, it Alice happily took his atm and turned toward the eastern- courtyard.

But she stopped in her tracks at the sight of someone sitting in the distance it was Ethan.

His presence was wverpowering.

Even snared in a wheelcha, he was imposible to pre Alice had seen Erhan a few times before She had been awestruck back then.

She used to fantasize about him.

If a man like him ever fell for her, a ( that make her the most distinguished woman in Druville ? But after his accider, she had lost all interest.

No matter how powerful he once was, he was just a cripple nos Besides, even when his legs had been perfectly fine, he had always treated her with indifference, which left a better taste in her mouth.

When she later heard about his injury, she had actually felt relieved.

The perfect Ethan could belong to no one, so he was better off like this, crippled and alone for the rest of his Yancey quickly straightened up and greeted respectfully, Uncle Ethan their intertwined hands.

His tone was inutillerent.

Who told you to address mlike bat, Mu Lambert ? Ador Bado experted him to be so blunt.

Herexpression li oze, then her face Blushedcrimon But Brian was the current head of the Henderson family.

Even if he was crippled, he remained at the very centre of power.

He was someone no one could afford to offend Why? Why had he always be so cold ther? Why was like this Was the bestful enough to many men eder.

Her family favored her above all else.

Even Yays friend, Sloan, was obsessed with her, unable to state himself.

In der expericiae, all it took was a leckoning hinger and a pariful glance andmen would tall over themselves to please het except Ethan.

Prilipum was precisely that separ Ichallenge.

The more distant and testained he was, the more she wanted to see him long control fog het, to see him unravel.

sit was die day, she would have Unde Estan, my eng Lilan, my engagement with Grace nothing but an empty farmality now.

Shes the ute clurgin to it, talusing to let gu Lately, Grace had lean berdatant, for installerant.

And strangely, that made him pate MANY.

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When you neatly downed, it was Guare leave you back then, you printed everyone that youd marry her.

nedkert i mean clone, Inn Hed had been hissesi becshare had saved his lite, truer tinm, he had singly assumed she would always ke klare.

Andalan always had been,, Allors voice was delicate, pur soft enough for only the two of them balera. Tatory Thule Khan has always well.

Do yosi Halnik Thats in possilde! Tatery cut her off immediately, a strange pain thing in blackest His expression darkened.

Ation, dont say things like that.

Thicle Ethan has never been interested in women.

The only reason he wasevej podia Grace was because ofesestment She refused to accept that Ethan had even shown even a third of kinhessta Grace.

She wanted to take whatever race hat was just saying, she murmured ΟΠ Her gaze lingered ox Etharfs setseating figure, her eyes filled with greed as if she could already see the day he would worship her.

And when that day came, she would play with him before cruelly Ferm discarding him making sure he u Just the thinicht of it sent a thuillthrough her uffered because of ben.