Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan) novel Chapter 63

Grace didn't hesitate for a second. She headed straight home.

Carmen scoffed. She figured it was only a matter of time before Grace crawled back to the Lamberts. She was eager to see how long Grace could keep the act going.

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The next morning, Grace showed up at Henderson Group. She had been away on a business trip for a week and had noticeably lost weight. The moment she stepped out of the elevator, she ran into Yancey.

Yancey's eyes flickered with disdain. He acted like he didn't see her, striding past as if ignoring her would somehow break her heart.

Grace, however, didn't react. She simply gave her colleagues a brief rundown of the trip's tasks and accomplishments. The trip had been a success, and she had even received an official email confirming her raise.

When Jessica heard that Grace had gotten a raise just for completing the Farm Support Project, she rolled her eyes. She couldn't help but throw in a snide remark during the noon meeting.

"I hope everyone in our department puts in a little more effort. Not all of us have certain connections. We could work ourselves to death pulling overtime and still not see an extra dime."

Seated at the table, Grace heard this and glanced at Yancey, who occupied the main seat in the room. As the department head, he outranked Jessica, who was just a manager.

Grace gave a slight smile, her gaze unwavering. "Ms. Hull must be talking about you, Mr. Henderson. So, she's saying everyone in this department could work themselves into the ground and never see a raise. That sounds like you, the department head, aren't doing your job. As far as I know, the company has always had a solid overtime pay policy—unless, of course, someone's been pocketing extra on the side."

Jessica had planned to make a jab at Grace but was surprised when Grace turned it around on Yancey. The truth was, he had a far stronger backing than Grace.

Jessica's face went pale. "Mr. Henderson, that's not what I meant."

Yancey felt a wave of embarrassment. He knew Grace was using him as a shield. Since Jessica had already gone this far, he'd look weak if he didn't respond.

"You're a manager, Jessica, for crying out loud. Do you not know when to keep your mouth shut?" he snapped.

Jessica's expression darkened even more, and she shot Grace a venomous glare.

Grace raised an eyebrow, lowered her head, and flipped through the documents, saying nothing more.

Sure enough, someone pretended to have a little too much to drink and started cozying up to Yancey, murmuring drunken nonsense as she leaned against him.

Yancey was good-looking, and the moment she touched him, his first instinct was to glance at Grace.

Back then, Grace had been fiercely possessive. If another woman so much as got close to Yancey, Grace would shove her aside and start cussing her out.

Yancey used to love how obsessed she was with him. He still did. So, he was convinced Grace would snap and step in any second now.

The woman's hand had been all over his chest for a while, but Grace didn't seem to mind. Finally, Yancey lost his patience and shoved the woman away.

He turned to Grace, who was calmly scrolling through her phone. His ego took a hit.

"Grace! Are you blind? Didn't you see her all over me?"