Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

Grace woke up in the car, went home, and slept straight through to the next day. When she woke up, she took a bath, looked in the mirror, and saw herself with a refreshed and energized look. Finally, she made a phone call to Ethan.

"Mr. Henderson, are you free tonight? I want to treat you to a meal."noveldrama

Last night, she made a reservation at a restaurant and even checked the dishes they served there. There was no seafood, so she figured it would suit his taste.

Ethan held onto his phone, not saying a single word.

Grace thought he might be busy. Just as she was about to say something else, she heard him say, "My dad set me up on another blind date."

Grace froze for a second. If Jordan had heard her words from the previous time, he should have thought by now that she and Ethan were a couple. Despite all that, Jordan was still trying to set Ethan up with someone, and that could only mean one thing-the Hendersons didn't approve of her.

She had promised to help Ethan by shielding him from other romantic interests, so, of course, she would have to step up now.

"Where are you meeting up with her? I'll come look for you."

Ethan paused for a moment with a fountain pen in his hand, a small blot of ink spreading on the paper.

He told her the name of the hotel, his tone sounding casual and nonchalant. Then, he heard Grace respond from the other end.

"Don't worry, I'll be there at 6:00 pm!"

Right after she spoke, Ethan let out a soft chuckle.

Grace felt a little embarrassed and quickly hung up the call.

Three minutes later, Ed sent a text message. "I want to see you."

It was 9:00 am right now. She could make time for Ed to cheer him up and then leave by 3:00 pm. She'd get dressed before heading to see Ethan.

She went to the mall and picked out a men's scarf. She also bought a matching one for herself from the same couple's collection. She had already noticed that Ed wasn't a materialistic person. Rather than how expensive the gifts were, he preferred the things that regular couples shared.

She drove over and parked in the rundown house, once again seeing the solitary gravestone standing there. This time, she got out of the car and walked toward the grave. But just before she could make out the words carved into it, her phone buzzed. It was a message from Ed.

"Come in."

Afraid that he would be upset, Grace quickly grabbed the gift box with the scarf and walked inside.

This time, when the door opened, she wasn't greeted with a kiss but a hug. He buried his face in her neck, clinging to her.

Grace lifted her hand and gently patted his back. "Sorry, I've been really busy lately."

She took out the scarf, caressed his neck, and wrapped it around him.

Ed sounded pleasantly surprised. "For me?"

Grace felt her heart melt a little too. "Mm-hmm."

He suddenly bit her on her neck, but it was not too forceful. He just repeatedly sucked and nibbled. His voice was full of satisfaction. "Thank you."

Seeing him like this, she couldn't stay mad at him. He was just like a Golden Retriever that was only ever sweet and affectionate.

The room was still pitch-black, but she could feel the warmth and sincerity radiating from him when their palms touched.

He pulled her down onto the couch, and in one fluid motion, wrapped the scarf around both of them.

Pressing her lips together, she reached out in the dark and found his face. She immediately kissed him on his lips.

Ed instantly grew very excited and pinned her down without hesitation.

What Grace didn't know was that the people tailing her had already lost track of her halfway through. Several cars were now parked in the middle of the road while someone made calls to check nearby surveillance footage. But within just a few mínutes, all the surveillance cameras nearby had mysteriously been destroyed.

Someone quickly gave Dylan a call. "Sorry, sir. We lost her."

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Dylan's expression darkened in an instant. His bodyguards had been following Grace for days now, trying to figure out who the boyfriend she was secretly seeing was.

But Grace had been so focused on work recently, only briefly stopping by Palm Bay once. Dylan asked Jodie about it and found out that Grace had gone there to ask Ethan for a favor.

From how Grace interacted with Ethan, they certainly didn't seem like a couple.

So, who was her boyfriend?