Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan) novel Chapter 164

Grace's eyes instantly sparkled with excitement at the chance to talk about gossip.

This no longer seemed like a secret crush. This was clearly forced affection and blatant flirting!

While eating her bowl of chicken soup, she listened as Ethan continued explaining, "Damien always had a crush on Selene. She was very popular in high school and flirtatious with boys around her.

"She used to date many guys back then, but she never thought of dating her stepbrother, Damien. He watched the boyfriends around her come and go, and the fact that he was able to endure it until now is already very impressive."

Grace raised an eyebrow slightly. It was no wonder Damien was so excited when he saw Selene.

From the conversation earlier, it seemed that Selene had made the first move when Damien still had a crush on her, and they slept together afterward. But then she dumped him and started dating Vincent not long after the break-up.

Damien was the heir to Jensen Group, after all. There was no way he would let himself be played like that. That was also why rumors began to spread that he and Selene didn't get along, but in reality, it was just a tactic to get her attention.

But Selene didn't fall for his tricks and was quite good at staying composed under pressure. She managed to leave Jensen Group and build her own career while being in love with her boyfriend. Of course, Damien had a mental breakdown because of it.

Grace was overwhelmed with emotions when she tried to process all that information.

As she pushed Damien in the wheelchair out of the restaurant, her mind was still dazed. She couldn't help but ask.

"Is it really possible to hide your feelings for someone? Selene had lived with Damien for so many years; couldn't she tell how he felt?

"I think the reason crushes are never revealed is probably because the other person has no interest in you and just doesn't care enough to confront it, keeping you in the dark forever."

As soon as she said that, she could feel Ethan's mood shift suddenly.

Grace quickly softened her tone and said, "Of course, I was just joking."

He suddenly let out a soft chuckle when they got in the car, but the smile was ambiguous. "Maybe you're right. Some crushes are meant to stay secretive because the other person simply just isn't interested in you and can't be bothered to confront it."

She could feel something was off about Ethan, but she didn't know how to ask him about it.

Grace was driving them back to the company when, as she turned a corner, a woman suddenly rushed out of nowhere, forcing her to slam on the brakes.

The woman was knocked about a meter away but quickly got back up and limped away as if a ghost was chasing her.

Since Grace had accidentally hit someone, she turned to Ethan and explained what had happened.

"Mr. Henderson, please wait in the car for a moment. I need to go check on her."