Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

Grace hurried back to Liam's room and grabbed him by the collar.

"Has Andrea given you anything to eat while she's been here?" she demanded.

Liam's neck was constricted, but he still responded meekly, "Just ordinary meals. The guards are aware of them. Grace, didn't you ask her to come and keep me company?"

Grace remained apprehensive and requested the doctor to conduct another examination. Only after confirming Liam's physical well-being did she feel a measure of relief.

"Did something happen between you two?" she asked.

Andrea wouldn't be here for no reason. What was she after?

Besides trying to keep Liam in his messed-up state, what else could she be after?

A flash of awkwardness crossed Liam's face, and he quickly lowered his head. "No."

Grace wasn't even considering anything romantic. She was totally convinced Andrea was there to pull Liam back into that whole mess.

It seemed like her plan had backfired.

She gathered all the guards in the room and informed them, "Nobody sees him from now on except me, got it?"

Liam's expression lit up at first, but then he defended Andrea.

"Grace, isn't Andrea your friend? She brought me a lot of books, and I finished them all. They were really helpful."

"Shut up!"noveldrama

A wave of lingering fear washed over Grace. She double-checked with the doctor several times about Liam's condition before reiterating her instructions to the guards.

"Do you understand? No one is allowed to see him alone from now on. Have one of you deliver his meals."

The guards were also a little scared. Judging by the situation, they knew Andrea was definitely not Grace's friend.

"Yes, Ms. Lambert."

Grace genuinely loved and cared for Liam. Coupled with Quentin's dying wish, she couldn't afford to be careless.

Unfortunately, Liam's upbringing had been too sheltered, leaving him completely defenseless against others.

She reached out and ruffled his hair. "I'll come get you on your 20th birthday. If you want more books, I'll have Sebastian send over a bunch."

Liam had been about to confess about the one-night stand, but now that Grace was finally being a little nicer to him, he hesitated. If he told erto her would she be disappointed in him again?

She'd already gone to Jasper. Jasper wasn't a good person—he was a wolf in sheep's clothing, just pretending to be innocent.

Jasper hated him and wanted to take his place, so he'd answered the phone on purpose.

Jasper wanted to steal his sister away from him.

Liam clenched his hands suddenly. He couldn't let Grace know about the one- night stand.

"Liam?"

Grace called his name several times, realizing he was zoning out. She slapped him on the shoulder again. "Are you hiding something from me?"

Liam shook his head, then suddenly smiled. "Grace, I'll wait for you to come get me. I'll study hard. When I get out, I'll meet your boyfriend, okay?"

Grace felt a wave of relief, certain he was truly alright. She nodded.

Back in the car, she realized her back was damp with cold sweat.

After driving home, she took a shower, asked Sebastian to send Liam some finance-related books, and then continued working on the project with the Yule family.

It was dark when someone knocked on her door.

She checked the peephole camera but saw no one. When she opened

the door, she spotted a little smear of blood, like someone had hammered on the door and then botted.

She closed the door and tried to rewind the security footage, but weirdly, the feed

was all static, like someone had messed with it.

A man leaped from Grace building's roof to the one next door, already badly hurt. When his men finally reached him, he pressed a hand to his bleeding chest. That bullet had nearly killed him.

His face was white as a sheet when he heard his people ask, "Mr. Henderson, do you want us to hit back?"

Dylan just laughed humorlessly and

shook his head. Ever since he'd been

back in the capital, there had been

hits on him left and right. He@couldn't think of anyone but Ethan

Because the picture that held Ethan's secret was in his possession, and Ethan

was terrified of his secret getting out.