Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan) novel Chapter 376

Grace held Ed in silence. All he felt was the throbbing ache at the back of his skull, so intense it was nauseating him.

It was a clear sign of his anxiety triggering.

"Ed," she said gently. "Whatever medication you give me, I'll take it. I'm not going to argue about anything else right now. You need to rest. I'll come by to visit you for the next few days to take care of you. You have to sleep for at least three days."

She placed her hands on his shoulders and drew a deep breath. "I still need to finalize some details with our business partners. I'll be back at noon. After that, I won't leave again—I'll stay with you tonight. I'll bring some food when I return, okay?"

Her tone was almost coaxing.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed, then he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Can you not go anywhere at all?"

His voice came out low as he spoke, and she could still feel the residual heat from his body.

She closed her eyes and collapsed back onto the couch. "I'll reschedule my meeting for noon. I'll stay with you until then, drive back for the meeting, and return afterward with food. Then we can sleep some more?"

He let out a muffled hum of agreement as he kept his eyes closed.

It was just seconds before his breathing relaxed beside her.

That was fast. Had he not slept at all last night?

What on earth was going through his mind every day?

At noon, she rose quietly, drove to her meeting, grabbed a quick meal, then stopped by a high-end restaurant to order some takeout before hurrying back to his place.

However, her car had only gone a few blocks when she suddenly encountered Selene.

Selene was standing by the roadside, making a call, while her slender fingers adjusted her rimless glasses.

Grace pulled up and honked twice.

Selene glanced over, raised an eyebrow slightly, exchanged a few quick words into her phone, then ended the call and walked towards Grace's car. "Grace, did you get everything sorted with Jodie?"

She was referring to the incident Grace had briefly mentioned when she consulted her lawyer last time.

"Given her family connections, she wasn't held accountable for the case," Grace said.

"You're bringing food to someone?" she asked.

"My boyfriend," Grace replied.

That caught Selene off guard. She paused for a few seconds before teasing, "You're really caring toward your man. When are you going to bring him out and introduce him? People in the circle are all speculating. You keep him so well hidden that some folks have even started betting on what he looks like."

Grace, feeling incredulous, quickly changed the subject. "Should I drop you home?"

"Yes, please. I need sleep. I've been in back-to-back meetings for 2 days straight."

Selene leaned against the window and dozed off immediately.

Grace could tell that she was truly exhausted.

When the car pulled up outside their residential complex and Selene got out of the car, she seemed as if she could hardly feel her legs.

Grace then proceeded to turn the car around and head off to Ed's place.