Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

Grace took a deep breath. "Mr. Yule, are you interested in meeting Yasmine? I

can give you her phone number directly."

Simon lowered his gaze, his impatience with her palpable.

"I don't have Ethan's patience. One more word, and you can get the hell out."

Grace felt a surge of anger, but she really didn't have the power to challenge

Simon.

When she got downstairs, she felt a knot of unease in her stomach.

She took several steps back when she bumped into someone coming the other

way.

It was Jodie, whose voice immediately turned shrill as she yelled, "Grace!"

Since the whipping incident, Grace had been trying to avoid this woman. She

hadn't expected to run into her today.

She lowered her head and tried to walk past, but Jodie blocked her way.

"Grace, looks like you're all healed up. So you're back to your old tricks, huh?

What are you doing here? Don't tell me you followed my brother again? Just

because my uncle doesn't want you, you've set your sights on my brother now?"

Jodie's expression was full of resentment, like she wanted nothing more than to

pull out a whip and beat Grace again.

Grace was a little surprised. What would Yancey be doing at Yule Group?

Grace did not want to fight, so she tried to leave, but Jodie swung her bag.

Grace dodged, but then a hard slap landed on her cheek.

She couldn't duck in time, and now there was a huge hand mark on her face.

Jodie smirked, pleased with herself. "What did I tell you? Stay away from me, or

I'll hit you whenever I see you!"

Grace felt her face burn from the slap. She threw the contract at Jodie's face.

Jodie stumbled back, almost crying.

Just then, she saw Yancey and ran to him.

"Yancey! Look what she did!"

There were papers everywhere, and Grace bent down to scoop them up.

Yancey shoved Jodie aside, his

voice serious. "I've told you, stop

bullying people just because Uncle

Ethan protects you."

Jodie pouted. "So what? Uncle Ethan doesn't care. She deserves it!"

"Jodie! Enough. Uncle Ethan won't like that."

Jodie stuck her tongue out, even stepping hard on a paper Grace was about to

grab, leaving a clear mark.

Yancey yelled, "Jodie Henderson!"

Jodie took off like a shot, sticking her tongue out and scoffing. She acted like a

spoiled brat.

Yancey picked up the paper she'd

stomped on, trying to wipe off the

dirt, but the mark was still obvious.

He looked at Grace and said, "Grace,noveldrama

don't be mad. Uncle Ethan totally

babies her. I'll have a word with him."

Grace's expression was as cool as a cucumber. She knew exactly how much

Ethan doted on Jodie.

Once she had all the papers gathered, she stood up.

Yancey stood up too. "Grace, let's head back together, okay?" he suggested.

Grace was positively fuming. Once

she got outside, she saw several

scratches on her car, and one of the

front tires was completely flat.

Jodie was the only one with a motive to do that.

Right then and there, Yancey pulled out his phone and called Ethan.

"Uncle Ethan, Jodie keyed Grace's car and punctured a tire."

Ethan was about to start a meeting, but when he heard this, he simply asked,

"How much is needed to reimburse her?"

Yancey hesitated. "20,000 dollars."

The line went dead immediately.

Less than ten seconds later, his phone chimed with a notification that money had

been deposited into his account.

Yancey quickly transferred the money to Grace, his voice apologetic.

"Grace, let me give you a ride home."

Grace was in a terrible mood. She didn't even answer him and simply called the

cops.

Whoever did it was going to pay for it.