Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

Bensville was a very remote village, about a six-hour drive from the city center of Druville. It was practically a stone's throw from the neighboring city.

Even now, there was no high-speed rail service to get there. The only form of public transport was the old, rickety train, which was slower than a car.

What made Liam feel more at ease was that Joanne had a pleasant personality, and she began to talk about Grace's past as soon as she got in the car. He found it all very interesting, and they kept chatting until noon. It wasn't until Joanne said she was tired and wanted to rest that he finally focused on driving.

It was already 4:00 am when they arrived at Bensville. There were no hotels around, so they could only recline their seats and spend the night in the car.

He had been pampered by the Lamberts since he was a child and had never experienced such hardships. After just one night, his body ached all over.

However, he still managed to wake up at 8:00 am and woke Joanne as well. She had the looks of a girl-next-door, fair-skinned and petite.

After they got out of the car, Liam headed up the mountain trail. It was too narrow for a car to get through, so they had to leave the car at the base.

Seeing how fast Liam was walking, Joanne quickly caught up with him. "Liam, why are you walking so fast?"

He didn't stop as the thought of Grace made him even more anxious. "This is the first task Grace gave me, so I must complete it."

He didn't want Grace to think he was useless, so he was determined to find the old alternative medicine practitioner and get the medicine for insomnia even if he had to walk until his legs gave out.

Joanne looked a little pale. After walking for a while, she twisted her ankle and fell hard to the ground. Her skin was scraped and started to bleed.

Hearing the thud, Liam immediately turned around and rushed to her side to help her up. But he wasn't feeling sorry for her.

"Joanne, you're hurt. Why don't you stay in the car and wait for me? It'll take about an hour of walking to reach the old alternative medicine practitioner's house. I should be back in around three hours. There's food in the car, and you can rest for a while."

Joanne knew that she was being dismissed, and her face turned pale. "But I'm also here to see the old alternative medicine practitioner after listening to what Grace told me. I want to get a prescription for menstrual pain. Doesn't Grace need that as well?"

After learning that Joanne was still thinking about Grace at this time, Liam's heart softened, and he quickly supported her. "Alright, I'll help you up. We should be able to reach there in two hours."

Joanne flashed h

Joanne flashed him a smile. She

worked at Velvet Eclipse and knew

exactly how to bring out a man's

tender side. Just like the smile she

wore now, one she had rehearsed in

the mirror countless times. Those

men who were

ed to being

surrounded by beautiful women,

always fell for it.

However, Liam didn't even glance at her. After helping her up, he supported her and strode forward with large steps. Her leg hurt badly from being dragged, and her face was drained of color.

She began to start a conversation again. "Liam, do you know about Grace's boyfriend?"

She wanted to find out what was going on with Grace's boyfriend and whether he was good-looking or not.

Whenever the topic was about

Grace, Liam was always very interested and would definitely respond. do. Grace really likes him, but he's too insecure and doesn't like to meet others. Once he's mentally prepared km sure she'll bring him to see me. After all, I'm her only brother."

His tone was full of pride when he said the last sentence as if being Grace's brother was something to boast about.

Joanne's expression darkened even further, especially when she saw the pride on his face. Her hand, which was hanging by her side, slowly clenched into a fist.

But she was relieved when she heard the word "insecure". It seemed that Grace's boyfriend really was just an ordinary man.noveldrama

The two of them walked for an hour, and because Liam had to support Joanne, he started to grow impatient. She pulled out a thumb-sized piece of chocolate from her bag and handed it to him.