Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

The Lambert family and Lily moved fast.

Grace was still recovering at home when she received a call from Joanne. "Grace, are you marrying Hendricks?"

Grace's hand froze as she frowned. "Who told you that?"

Joanne replied, "Hendricks got drunk at Velvet Eclipse today and told everyone you were his future wife. He even said that the Lambert family has acknowledged

it and that your wedding is at the end of the month. Other people were there too. They said that the Lambert family invited them to it."

Grace immediately felt an uneasy feeling in her heart. She pulled out her phone to call Yancey, but he didn't pick up. She had a bad feeling in her heart, so she called Liam instead.

Liam answered with a cheerful tone. "Grace, didn't Hendricks say he was picking you up for your wedding dress fitting? The housekeeper is going to book the venue today."

He added, "You're about to get married, so why aren't you back yet? I saw the dresses this afternoon and thought you already tried them."

So, everyone knew she was getting married-except her.

Grace felt that the situation was completely ridiculous.

She took a deep breath. After she hung up, she still felt a suffocating feeling in her chest. Not a single person had asked her about this. It was as if she had no rights. They just needed to drag her to the venue at the right time.

Anger flooded her mind.

She took out the documents that Ethan had given her and meticulously reviewed each name. Her gaze finally settled on Lily's name.

She wouldn't just sit there and let them make a joke out of her. She would make sure she humiliated Lily first.

Grace immediately thought of Yelena. Grace had only interacted with Yelena once, but it was obvious how greedy Yelena was. Yelena probably resented Lily for marrying into wealth, and jealousy was the deadliest poison for women.

Grace had Yelena's number. After work, she went to look for Yelena.

Yelena was delighted to receive Grace's all. Every time Grace reached out, it meant a windfall for her. In her eyes, Grace was nothing more than a walking fortune.

Yelena was still bitter about the handbag from last time, but Yancey had probably already scolded Grace for it. Grace was definitely calling to make amends.

Three hundred thousand dollars. That was all she would ask for this time.

It was a drop in the ocean for a rich heiress like Grace.

Yelena got more excited the more she thought about it. She didn't even feel like playing poker anymore and started packing up to leave.

But her poker friends weren't happy about it. "Yelena, are you going to leave now? You still owe all of us five thousand dollars. Shouldn't you settle that first?"

Yelena scoffed and flashed the bangle on her wrist. "Five thousand dollars? What's the rush? This bracelet is worth a hundred thousand dollars, but I just don't feel like selling it right now. I'm about to get 300 thousand dollars soon, so you'll get your money back."

The three women exchanged disdainful looks. If it weren't for the fact that they knew of Yelena's source of income, they wouldn't have bothered playing poker with her.

Yelena was getting older and was still unmarried, which attracted a lot of gossip. She felt humiliated under all those judgmental stares. "Five thousand dollars is nothing to me! Just wait, I'll be back soon to keep playing. Unlike all of you, I don't have a useless husband dragging me down at home."

They weren't close friends in the first place, and they instantly exploded.

"Excuse me, Yelena, what is that supposed to mean? You think you're better than us just because you're single? It's just because no man wants you. If you were as capable as your sister, you'd already be married."

"Exactly. Your sister married into such a rich family, and you're just a broke, washed-up woman with no real job. You don't even know how my husband described you-fat, ugly, and not even worthy of licking his shoes. You should wake up to reality."

Men were Yelena's sore spot. When she was younger, she had been decent- looking, but her standards were too high. She turned down anyone who pursued her.

Then, she watched Lily marry into wealth, which only made her even more bitter. Yelena felt incredibly humiliated, but there was nothing she could say about it.

In this neighborhood, being unmarried was enough to get people talking.

She put her hands on her hips and said, "I'll marry a better man than Lily did." Everyone there erupted in laughter.

After all, Lily had married into the Henderson family, which was one of the wealthiest families around. Everyone knew that Yelena was being delusional.

Due to this, Yelena went to see Grace in an incredibly bad mood. She had a sour look on her face as she sat down.

Grace wasn't wearing makeup today, but her beauty was still breathtaking.

Yelena's expression soured even further. If she had a face like that, men would be lining up for her.

Grace ordered two cups of coffee and ordered a dessert for Yelena as well.noveldrama

But the dessert was cheap, so Yelena wasn't impressed. "Grace, if you want me

to forgive you, bring out 300 thousand dollars. Otherwise, forget it."

"Yelena, do you want to marry into the Henderson family? Compared to 300 thousand dollars, becoming a wealthy wife is a far better deal. Otherwise, no matter how much you make, people will still attack you for being single." Grace immediately attacked Yelena's sore spot.

Yelena's expression immediately changed as she clenched her fists.

Then, Grace dropped the bait. "I can help you. If Lily can do it, so can you. After all, you're her older sister, and you're not any less attractive than her. I met Lily recently, and she didn't seem to regard you highly at all. Are you just going to live in her shadow your whole life?"

Yelena's face turned red with fury as her hands trembled. "Can you really help me?"

Grace leaned in and whispered, "I can help you snatch away Lily's husband. If he cheated on his marriage once with Lily, why can't he cheat again with you?"