Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

Joanne was working at Velvet Eclipse tonight. Within ten minutes of receiving the call, she arrived outside to help Grace.

"Grace!"

Her expression was full of worry as she helped her into the employee break room at Velvet Eclipse.

Grace's face turned pale from the pain, but she still tried to comfort Joanne. "I'm fine."

"How could you be fine?" Joanne replied, her voice full of concern. "I have half an hour before my shift ends. Sit here for a while, and I'll take you to the hospital afterward. Here, take these painkillers, two of them."

Grace sat down on a chair, leaning her back against the wall. "I don't want any medicine."

She wanted to remember how Jodie made her feel tonight, to hold onto this bitterness so she could have the chance to get back at her without hesitation.

"Alright, if you don't want them, then don't take them. Wait here for me," Jodie instructed.

Grace slowly nodded. Now that everything was quiet, she felt her mind clouding

over.

The staff break room was far from the private rooms of Velvet Eclipse. After sitting for a while, she heard heavy footsteps outside, not the kind that a woman would make.

The door suddenly opened, and a drunk man walked in. His name was Bryan Luton.

Bryan was tall and broad-shouldered. When he saw Grace, his eyes lit up.

"I didn't expect to find such a pretty lady here. Come on, let me kiss you."noveldrama

He lunged at her suddenly. Grace, startled by the intrusion in the employee break room, quickly moved to the side and dodged him.

Bryan stumbled into the wall, suddenly sobering up a bit, but he seemed even more eager now.

"Don't play innocent. How many people working at Velvet Eclipse are decent? Last time, I paid a woman 200 thousand dollars, and she immediately hooked up with me right here at the break room. Just tell me your price. My time's valuable."

Grace's expression instantly darkened. She growled, "Get lost."

Bryan, enraged, lunged again. "You really don't know your place. Let's see how long you can keep this up."

The pain in her stomach was

unbearable, but in that moment, ker mind cleared. She managed to

dodge him several times, but Bryan was getting enraged.

"You little slut, I'll teach you a lesson today!"

He grabbed a nearby beer bottle, slammed it against the wall, and then charged

at her with it.

Grace opened the break room door planning to run out, but just as she was about to escape, the door was pushed open. At that moment, she heard Joanne's voice.

"Grace, I'm still worried about you, so I arranged for someone to cover my shift

early. Let me take you to the hospital first."

Grace didn't expect her to come back at this moment. She quickly tried to shield Joanne, but Joanne had already seen the beer bottle heading toward them. Without hesitation, she stood in front of Grace. sŵnovel

The beer bottle stabbed into Joanne's shoulder. Her face turned pale, and beads

of sweat instantly formed on her forehead.

Bryan froze, a flicker of panic crossing his eyes as he saw the blood. "I—I didn't mean to."

Grace helped Joanne up, her lips trembling.

"Joanne, are you okay?" she asked.

Joanne nestled into her arms, slowly shaking her head. She wanted to say she was fine, but not a word came out.

Grace, terrified, reached for her phone to call 911. But as she looked up, she saw someone in the distance. Her eyes lit up.

"Mr. Henderson!"

It was Ethan, accompanied by the manager of Velvet Eclipse, Bailey White.