Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

Ethan closed his eyes, his eyelashes drooping as he calmed the restlessness in his body.

Grace also stayed quiet and did nothing. She tilted her head slightly and caught sight of the side profile resting against her shoulder. It was hard not to be captivated by him.

He was simply too good-looking, almost otherworldly. And now, they were actually so close to each other.

His skin was flawless, and his facial features were well-defined. God truly favored him. Her mind was racing with all sorts of thoughts.

A few minutes later, Ethan quickly let go of her waist.

Grace hurriedly explained, "Mr. Henderson, I won't overthink it. If anyone else were here today, you would've acted the same way. This atmosphere is indeed stimulating."

Just as she finished speaking, a sharp gaze fell upon her face. The warm atmosphere just moments ago turned extremely cold in an instant, the air transforming into sharp blades as if they could pierce through her entire body.

She immediately realized that her words had hit a sore point and swiftly changed the subject. "I'll help you up."

Ethan's legs were still recovering. Soaking them in warm water helped, but they couldn't withstand such an impact for now.

Grace carefully helped him out from the spring and then escorted him to the nearby changing room. Her bathrobe was soaked, and water was dripping all the way.

After he got changed, she pushed the wheelchair over and said, "Mr. Henderson, please sit."

Ethan sat in the wheelchair and looked at her bathrobe, which was still dripping with water. "You may go back."

It was only then that Grace felt the heavy burden over her shoulders lifting. She let out a sigh of relief. "Okay."

She returned to her room and changed into dry clothes. Staring at her awkward reflection in the mirror, she froze. The earlier scene flooded back into her mind.

She had no memory of the past and was unclear about her exact relationship with Ethan. However, judging by his disdainful attitude toward her, it seemed like there was nothing between them.

So, was Ethan the first man she had touched like that? She looked at her palm and broke into laughter after realizing what she was thinking.

Suddenly, there was a rapid knock on the door. "Grace, things are getting serious in Southbrook. Did you see my messages? Many people are seeking compensation from the platform. The platform has no choice but to lower the price or offer the apples for free.

"It's said that after all this fuss, over 10,000 orders will have to be compensated. The farmers in Southbrook are not happy about it and are looking for the local person in charge."

Grace opened the door and saw Mandy's excited face. Thinking about how poorly the farmers in Southbrook had treated them, Mandy couldn't help but mock them.

"Everything went as you expected. Alice was supposed to return to Druville today, but it was delayed because of this matter.

"Didn't she bribe those farmers with a million dollars? With a million dollars split among them, they can only get a few tens of thousands of dollars each. In addition to the fines they have to pay to the platform, they'll end up losing money."

The aggressive farmers in Southbrook definitely wouldn't accept this loss. Now, they were stopping Alice from leaving and demanding that she pay for the platform's fines.

Mandy became increasingly pleased as she spoke, and then she sneered, "Those farmers are spoiled. Previously, the higher-ups listened to them in everything. They even excluded the people from Northbrook, acting like total tyrants.

"Alice has finally met her match. Let's see how much she's willing to pay to settle this."

Grace smirked.

...

On the other hand, Alice sat in a luxury car with a displeased expression as she looked at the farmers surrounding the car.

What did it have to do with her that the apples went bad during delivery? She had already given a million dollars to these country bumpkins, and they still wanted her to pay the platform's fines?

The platform had received bad reviews from tens of thousands of customers this time and had to appease their anger, so the fines were particularly severe.

The farmers had to bear the fines themselves. Otherwise, the apples from Brookfield couldn't be sold on the platform again in the future.

Even though Alice was wealthy, she didn't want to be taken advantage of. Moreover, she had spent a long time livestreaming. These people not only failed to thank her, but they even dared to block her car.

She sat still in the car.

The farmers had initially trusted her. After all, she had given them a million dollars.

But humans were selfish by nature. Now that they had to pay the fines from their own pockets, they would end up with nothing but losses after a year of hard work. Thus, no matter how good-looking Alice was, they were no longer on her side.

"Ms. Lambert, you caused this trouble, so you must give us an explanation." "We shipped out hundreds of thousands of pounds of apples and didn't make a dime, and now, we have to pay the fines? Is this reasonable?"

"You won't be able to leave here until you give us an explanation."

Alice and Yancey were in the car. Upon hearing that, Alice's eyes instantly turned red as she leaned on Yancey's shoulder.

"Yancey, I worked hard livestreaming here for the past several days, yet they're treating me like this. It's really disheartening."noveldrama

Yancey saw her reddened eyes and got angry in an instant. "It's just a few million dollars in fines. I'll pay it for you."

"No, this isn't about the fines. I just don't want to be threatened by these unreasonable people. I'll see what they dare to do!"

Yancey raised his hand to pat her on the shoulder. "Alright, don't be upset. There's no need to argue with these brainless people."

Alice's phone rang at this moment. It was a call from Quentin. "Alice, what's going on in Southbrook? My friend just informed me that you messed up the matter. I'm not blaming you. Just tell me the details now so we can see if there's any way to fix it."

Alice's eyes were burning with anger. She was really mad. "Dad, it seems like the farmers want to smash my car. They were angry at Grace before, and now, they're taking all their frustration out on me. No matter how well I do, they won't be satisfied. I'm fine. I'll be back soon."

It was Grace again! Quentin was furious. He thought the problem was caused by Alice's incapability, but it turned out to be related to Grace again.

He suddenly remembered that Grace had also gone to Southbrook this time. She probably saw that Alice was doing well and wanted to stir up trouble, which ended up upsetting the farmers. Now, they were holding Alice accountable.

Alice had successfully pushed the blame on Grace.