Regret Came Too Late

Once Grace arrived at the hotel, she made her way to the restaurant, but Ethan was nowhere to be seen.

She could only approach one of the staff. Soon enough, she got the number of the restaurant Ethan was in. She had just turned a corner when she saw a woman in a red dress standing in front of Ethan.

From her back view, the woman looked charming. It seemed like they were in the middle of an enthusiastic exchange, considering how she was leaning forward as she talked to Ethan. However, Ethan kept his eyes trained on the ground and remained nonchalant.

Grace stopped in her tracks, almost backing up unwittingly as she thought that she had just interrupted his date.

However, the woman suddenly turned her head and looked in Grace's direction. Instantly, her facial expression changed.

Before Grace could even figure out what was happening, the lady had already grabbed her purse and started walking toward her. She looked at Grace from head to toe and sneered, "He must be blind or something."

The woman walked away right after she said those words. Her heels clicked on the floor loudly, almost drilling holes into the ground.

Grace remained in the same spot, feeling stunned for a brief moment. Then, her eyes met Ethan's.

If she were to leave now, she might just come off as melodramatic. Seeing how there was no one with Ethan, she slowly walked over before grabbing a seat.

"Mr. Henderson," she called out.

She noticed that the cup in front of her had a lipstick stain left by the woman from earlier.

Ethan maintained his nonchalant demeanor. He raised his gaze and asked calmly, "What can I help you with?"noveldrama

Instantly, Grace felt that what happened on the island before had purely been a man's physiological reaction. Now that he had calmed down, his demeanor toward her had become colder.

Her turbulent emotions in the past few days stood in stark contrast to his nonchalance. This made her feel like a joke.

Grace chuckled, looking relieved.

"Mr. Henderson, do you happen to know anything about the contract between Alice and Henderson Group?"

As this was somewhat of a trade secret, she had already thought of exchanging it for something in return. However, she had only just finished her sentence when a woman's voice was heard coming from behind.

"Excuse me, this seat is mine. Are you in the wrong seat?"

Grace paused for a moment. She lifted her gaze to find another woman who was dressed to the nines.

The woman looked at Grace with hostility. However, the moment she met Ethan's eyes, her gaze instantly softened. "Mr. Henderson, is this person also here for the blind date?"

Ethan did not respond. His fingertips rubbed the rim of the cup in slow motion.

Grace was about to get up. But when she saw that Ethan still had his gaze lowered and his expression was att nonchalant, she sat right back down and shot a smile at the woman.

"I'm not in the wrong seat. You've lost your chance. Ethan and I have already finished discussing our wedding plans."

The woman's eyes widened in disbelief. She looked at Ethan and asked, "Mr. Henderson, is that true?"

Ethan's lips curled into a smile. "Mm-hmm."

The woman took a deep breath, her face turning ashen. Her lips trembled briefly before she left begrudgingly.

Grace waited for the woman to leave before she allowed herself to sit back in a relaxed manner.

She didn't expect Ethan to be in the middle of a blind date. Nonetheless, she could tell that he was already slightly miffed from having to meet an endless stream of women.noveldrama

Other than that one evening on the island, Ethan had never shown any enthusiasm or interest in romantic matters. He was now high up on his pedestal once again, and it was where he belonged.

She wanted to say something, but he spoke first.

"My father's men are watching us. What you've just said will be relayed to him,

word for word."

At that moment, the world seemed

to have collapsed before her eyes, and she almost blacked out. She started looking around. It was only then that she noticed a few bodyguards donned in black attire.

It was no wonder her journey here was smooth. It turned out that everyone had

mistaken her as one of the blind dates arranged by Jordan.

It was also why Ethan was sitting here obediently for his blind date—it was all Jordan's arrangement.