Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan) novel Chapter 142

After Grace finished one of the desserts, Ethan slid the revised document across to her. The point he had marked was already highlighted.

Grace reached out to take it, but her fingertips accidentally brushed against his. The document slipped from her hand and landed on the desk.

She was slightly taken aback, but Ethan was already looking down, absorbed in whatever he was scribbling with his pen.

Grace assumed he was too busy to notice, so she simply picked up the document from the desk.

"I'll head out now, Mr. Henderson," she said.

"Mhm."

Just as she was about to leave the office, he suddenly said, "There's a social gathering at 7:00 pm tonight."

Grace immediately understood his meaning. "Got it. I'll go with you."

She then shut the office door behind her and returned to her desk.

She had expected the day to pass quietly from then on, but Yancey appeared just as it was nearing the end of the workday. His face looked grim, and his energy seemed low. He stood beside her desk in silence before speaking hoarsely. "Liam's waiting for you downstairs. He's been there all day."

Grace frowned, stood up, and walked toward the elevator while Yancey followed closely behind. When they reached the ground floor, she spotted Liam right away. He was holding a cigarette between his fingers. Once he saw her, he quickly snuffed it out.

Grace smacked his head. "How are you already picking up bad habits at this age?"

"I've just been feeling a little stressed. Can you come with me to the shop next door? I'll only take ten minutes of your time."

Grace wasn't the type to hold grudges against her younger brother, so she went with him. No one called out to Yancey, but he still trailed after them.

They sat down in the nearby coffee shop. Liam ordered a dessert and slid it across the table toward her.