Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan) novel Chapter 74

Grace tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep. Finally, she grabbed her phone and started searching online. "My boss bathed me. Are we still in a purely professional relationship?"

"I passed out from period cramps and woke up to find out that my boss changed my pants and bathed me. What do I do?"

She posted both questions in a forum, but even after hitting send, her body still felt unbearably hot.

The thought of going to work tomorrow and facing Ethan made her nervous.

It didn't take long before replies flooded in.

"Are you sure this is just your boss and not your boyfriend?"

"My boyfriend doesn't even treat me this well. Your boss definitely likes you."

"Forget boyfriends, even my husband isn't this considerate. You don't seem to mind it that much. Why not just be with him?"

"Your relationship is definitely no longer just professional."

Grace quickly replied, "He has absolutely no interest in me."

That comment was immediately met with disbelief.

"How is that possible? You're seriously slow when it comes to relationships. How does he treat others compared to how he treats you?"

"He's cold to others. He's cold to me too."

"Yeah, because bathing you during your period is totally something a cold person would do."

Grace felt speechless. She hesitated for a long time before opening Ethan's contact. She finally sent a message.

Mr. Henderson, are you still awake?"

It took ten minutes before he replied, "No."

"Thank you for tonight," she said.

"Okay."

Grace was confused by his reply. She stared at the screen, completely puzzled. Ethan was impossible to read. Was it really him who changed her clothes and bathed her?

She kept going back and forth. Another 30 minutes passed, and she still couldn't bring herself to ask directly. But if she didn't ask, how was she supposed to face him tomorrow?

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On the other side of the city, Ethan sat in his study, resting his head on one hand as he stared at his phone.

It wasn't hard to tell that Grace was anxious, even through the screen.

He hadn't touched the documents in front of him for a while. When his phone buzzed again, he glanced at it but didn't pick it up.

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Grace stayed restless until dawn. The next morning, she was immediately led to her new workstation by Tim upon arriving on the top floor of the office building.

Her desk wasn't in a particularly special location, but anyone heading into Ethan's office would have to pass by her.

By lunchtime, even while focusing on work, she couldn't stop thinking about how she would handle seeing Ethan. But he never showed up.

He didn't come to work for the next two days either.

The moment she realized he wasn't coming, the tension she had been holding onto finally eased, and she could finally focus on her work.

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Meanwhile, across the city, Yancey sat in a dimly lit bar, drunkenly scrolling through his phone.

Grace had transferred to a different department without consulting him, and she wasn't taking his calls. He had a feeling that Grace wasn't bluffing this time and that she really wasn't coming back to him.