Chapter 116
Grace’s reaction was a bit too dramatic. Ethan instinctively reached out to steady het, but she dodged him.
Pressed flat against the wall, she said seriously, “Mr. Henderson, with how you look right now… you might wanna stay away from any women. It’s kinda hard not to blush just looking at you.”
Ethan froze for a few seconds, then let out a quiet laugh. Without saying anything, he turned and walked to his bed. He sat down, picked up a book from the nightstand, and said calmly,”
Come here.”
Grace was still standing by the wall outside the bathroom, looking rattled and unsure. It took her a moment to calm herself down. When she finally did, she slowly walked over and sat on the
couch.
There was a small throw pillow on the couch that was decent enough for a pillow. She lay back, shutting her eyes, but she could still hear the crisp sound of Ethan turning the pages of his
book.
It was way too early to sleep. But besides lying there, she really didn’t have anything else to do.
Suddenly, she remembered–wasn’t Simon still downstairs?
“Mr. Henderson, aren’t you gonna go talk to Mr. Yule?” she asked. “I think he’s still waiting for you.”
Ethan’s fingers froze as he turned a page. “Maybe later,” he replied flatly.
He was totally ghosting Simon!
Grace was about to smile when her phone lit up again. This time, it was Liam calling. She let out a sigh, sat up a little, and leaned against the couch before answering the call.
“Grace, seriously? Alice’s been in the hospital all day, and you haven’t even apologized? She’s been crying non–stop. Even Yancey can’t calm her down. It’s unbelievable how you can be this heartless. Even if you hate her, how can you-”
Grace pressed her fingers to her temples, trying to stay calm. “I already said that I didn’t push her.”
Liam’s eyes welled up on the other end. He had seen it with his own eyes.
Carmen had been right–Grace had changed. She was cold now. Ruthless, even. Otherwise, how could she have done something like that?
His chest was tight with frustration. He grabbed his jacket and was ready to storm out when Carmen stopped him.
“Where do you think you’re going? Alice is crying her heart out, and you can’t even say something to make her feel better?”
Liam felt just as frustrated. “I just need some air,” he replied.
Carmen felt a wave of exhaustion wash over her. Ever since Grace came into their lives, this entire household had been in constant turmoil. She was more determined than ever that Grace had to be sent to a psychiatric hospital. 2
She turned and rushed back to Alice’s hospital ward. Meanwhile, Alice was on the phone with Yancey’s younger sister, Jodie Henderson. 1
Jodie and Alice had always been close. Jodie was still in university and didn’t show up much, but when she heard about Alice’s pregnancy, she had even bought a few baby gifts.
Now, she was being told the baby was gone because of Grace, the “evil witch“. Jodie was furious. She wanted nothing more than to leave campus right that second and slap Grace across the face.
And because of Grace, she could hardly face anyone in public anymore. Everyone who saw her would ask about Grace–whether it was true that she was obsessively chasing after Yancey or if she really jumped into a river to keep the engagement from being called off.
Jodie had gone from irritated to sick of it to full–on bitter. Every day, she pushed Yancey to cut Grace off completely. But she never imagined Grace would actually do something like this. “Alice, I’m done with classes for the day. I’m coming to see you. Is Yancey with you?” she asked.
Alice went quiet for a few seconds, then sighed. “Jodie, sometimes, I wonder if Yancey even loves me anymore. He’s been distant… and it’s always because of Grace.”
jodie had already been feeling bad for Alice, and now, she was downright pissed after hearing what Alice said.
