Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

The recent events that happened between her and Ethan were unpleasant.

She hesitated for around ten minutes before she tentatively sent Ethan a text message. She had even thought that Ethan had blocked her contact.

After all, Ethan was pretty upset with her because of what happened to Jodie. The message got through-she was not blocked.

Grace: "I hope I'm not bothering you, Mr. Henderson, but would you know the location of this manor?"noveldrama

She was meticulous with her wording.

It had not even been a minute when she got a reply.

Ethan: "I think so."

Grace's eyes lit up. Immediately, she called him.

"Mr. Henderson, do you really know where this is? Can you tell me?"

Ethan lowered hus gaze when he heard her voice. "It's a remote location. You

wouldn't be able to find it anyway."

"But..."

She really wanted to see the manor.

"Come find me at Palm Bay in half an hour. I'll take you there," he said.

Even after the call had ended, Grace's mind was still spinning.

Ethan should be loathing her right now. But to her surprise, he sounded in a good mood, which made her wonder if all the unpleasant interactions between them had all been in her head.

She drove to Palm Bay herself. She had just arrived not too long before she saw a limousine appear.

The window rolled down, revealing Ethan in the car.

"Mr. Henderson," she greeted.

Right away, she got down from her car and got into his.

Ethan was seated in the backseat. He always carried himself in the same manner indifferent, with neither happiness nor sadness revealed on his face.

But the moment Grace got nearer to him, his hand that was holding a piece of paper froze for a couple of seconds.

The door was closed shut, and the car engine started.

Grace looked at the scenery that passed them by outside the window, making her feel slightly puzzled. "Where are we going, and how long would it be?"

He closed his eyes shut. "A week."

"That long?" she asked in surprise.

Things had gotten busier for her at work recently. She would undertake various handover tasks from the executives and have business discussions with Yasmine on the phone-if she was away for a week, the tasks awaiting her might just pile into a mountain.

She took a deep breath and took her phone out. She made several phone calls to a few of the executives she was in frequent contact with and also let Yasmine know about her being out of office.

When she hung up the phone, she noticed that Ethan was staring at her.

His gaze was serene and untroubled.

Instantly, she felt a little uncomfortable. Ever since she had woken up, she was always of the opinion that Ethan was refined and a good person.

Nonetheless, the incident involving Jodie made it impossible for her not to be upset with him, so it felt strange to get along with him now.

She gave a strained smile. "I thought you would be hating me. I didn't expect you would be willing to take me there. Thank you."

Ethan was about to shift his gaze back to the agreement on his lap when he heard what she said. He arched an eyebrow slightly. "Me? Hate you?"

"Yeah. Jodie's the most important person to you. I'd also crossed the line the other day with the thing about Andrea. It'd be natural for you to hate me."

He clenched his fingers and pursed his lips. He was about to speak when Grace took notice of his finger.

There was a faint mark on his finger-it seemed like a ring should have been there. But Ethan had never worn a ring before.

Immediately, she changed the subject. "Mr. Henderson, have you found someone you like? You must have been wearing a ring. Why did you take it off?"

His fingers curled up right away. He even used the documents to cover his hand.

Grace suddenly realized that she had probably brought up something she should not have mentioned. Perhaps he had worn the ring as an attribute and symbol of faithfulness to the fate Eleanor, Once again, she had poked at his wound.

Right away, she shut her mouth, looked out the window, and changed the subject. "Today's sunset is pretty nice."

But Ethan did not answer her.

Never had time passed by so agonizingly slow for Grace.

Five hours later, the car stopped at a temporary stop in the county. She thought that they had arrived at their destination, only to hear him say, "We'll rest here for the night and continue tomorrow."

Grace was rather puzzled, wondering why they would not just take the plane if it was so far away.

Nevertheless, Ethan's willingness to even come with her was already more than she could ask for, so she did not dare ask for more.

The place they were staying at was the best in the area. Besides, they had let them know in advance, so everything had been sanitized.

Grace was about to ask the receptionist for a key when she heard them say, "We're sorry, but there's only one room left for the night. The three of you..."

Tim was the one who drove them there. Right away, Tim took a step back and said, "I'll just sleep in the car. Ms. Lambert, here's the key to the room. You have to share a foom with ones night."

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Grace was a little panicked. Was he asking her to share a room with Ethan for

one night? She might be better off dead!

She quickly caught up with Tim. "Mr. Bennett, why don't I sleep in the car instead?"

The temperature had dropped rather drastically recently, and it was snowing everywhere. The snow in the countryside was even heavier. On their way here tonight, several places were even closed.

Grace felt rather uneasy. She felt like something was spiraling beyond her control. Her instincts had never been inaccurate.

But Tim ran faster than lightning, as if something was chasing him from behind.

Grace could only trudge over to the front desk awkwardly with the key in her hand.

She passed it over to Ethan. "Mr. Henderson, I'll just stay in one of the hotels nearby."

The receptionist was rather puzzled. "Aren't you two a couple? Why is it even an issue?

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Besides, the snow has been really heavy recently. You'll only be able to find another accommodation about 12 miles away. The roads are also closed for the time being. You wouldn't be able to get out of here."

Grace felt her heart drop, wondering where the hell had Ethan brought her to.