Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan) novel Chapter 243

Joanne was working at Velvet Eclipse tonight. Within ten minutes of receiving the call, she arrived outside to help Grace.

"Grace!"

Her expression was full of worry as she helped her into the employee break room at Velvet Eclipse.

Grace's face turned pale from the pain, but she still tried to comfort Joanne. "I'm fine."

"How could you be fine?" Joanne replied, her voice full of concern. "I have half an hour before my shift ends. Sit here for a while, and I'll take you to the hospital afterward. Here, take these painkillers, two of them."

Grace sat down on a chair, leaning her back against the wall. "I don't want any medicine."

She wanted to remember how Jodie made her feel tonight, to hold onto this bitterness so she could have the chance to get back at her without hesitation.

"Alright, if you don't want them, then don't take them. Wait here for me," Jodie instructed.

Grace slowly nodded. Now that everything was quiet, she felt her mind clouding over.

The staff break room was far from the private rooms of Velvet Eclipse. After sitting for a while, she heard heavy footsteps outside, not the kind that a woman would make.

The door suddenly opened, and a drunk man walked in. His name was Bryan Luton.

Bryan was tall and broad-shouldered. When he saw Grace, his eyes lit up.

"I didn't expect to find such a pretty lady here. Come on, let me kiss you."

He lunged at her suddenly. Grace, startled by the intrusion in the employee break room, quickly moved to the side and dodged him.

Bryan stumbled into the wall, suddenly sobering up a bit, but he seemed even more eager now.

"Don't play innocent. How many people working at Velvet Eclipse are decent? Last time, I paid a woman 200 thousand dollars, and she immediately hooked up with me right here at the break room. Just tell me your price. My time's valuable."