Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

Grace had two plates of seafood risotto before discussing the proposal for Siltham with the local officials. Since the island hotel was also an important part of the area's development plans, both parties agreed to take a boat trip to explore the island.

After finishing their meal, Grace placed her cutlery down. She instinctively tore open the pack of wet tissue beside her and gave one to Ethan.

Due to Ethan's wounds on his hands, Grace could only grab his hands and wipe his fingers gently. When Jodie saw this, she was filled with rage. She stormed over and shoved Grace aside.

"Grace, get out of the way! Don't think I don't know what filthy thoughts you're harboring. Stay away from Uncle Ethan!"

Grace was pushed a few yards away. Seeing that Ethan was saying nothing, she thought that her previous actions had offended him. So, she could only quietly step back a few paces.

Jodie's face was filled with triumph. She lowered her head to talk to Ethan while pushing his wheelchair. She was not sure if it was just her imagination, but it felt as if the air around Ethan had turned icy.

Feeling a bit uncomfortable, she started ordering Grace around. "Go buy some disinfectant. Uncle Ethan and I will wait for you on board the boat."

Grace raised her brows. She didn't feel like staying here anyway, so she turned around and headed to the store in the distance. But when she came back, she saw so many boats nearby that she wasn't sure which boat they were using for the trip.

She asked the worker near her. A dark gleam flashed across the worker's eyes as he recognized her. "Are you Ms. Lambert? Mr. Henderson and the rest have already gone to the island to wait for you. So, you'll have to take a small boat to catch up."

Grace had a hunch that this was Jodie's idea. She had no choice but to take the small boat.

However, just as the boat was halfway there, the weather looked ominous. She even heard the sound of a siren going off in the distance.

She asked the boatman, "Why did the weather suddenly change? Is it even safe to be out at sea today?"

But just as she finished asking this question, the boatman jumped into the sea before Grace could react. She finally spotted huge waves swelling in the distance. She didn't have time to think about who was behind this scheme and started rowing the boat to the nearby island.

However, the weather near the sea was unpredictable. Even after Grace reached the island, she couldn't see anything as visibility dropped to near zero. On top of that, she felt extremely cold due to the plunging temperatures.

Grace took a deep breath and felt her way forward. But a plank of wood hurled by the raging wind came flying toward her, smacking her straight on the head. The impact made her nearly faint.

Meanwhile, Ethan and the rest were supposed to go out to sea 20 minutes ago, but they received an emergency alert saying that a storm was coming and all sea travel was prohibited for the next three days. So, they could only retreat to the hotel.

Jodie's eyes shifted about as a hint of malice flashed across them. She had bribed a boatman to coax Grace into going out to sea. It would be great if Grace could die alone out at sea.

Rain had started pouring outside, and heavy raindrops were hitting the windows. The local officers from Siltham were apologizing to Ethan. They hadn't anticipated that the weather would change so drastically.

Ethan's gaze was fixed outside. Grace still hadn't returned, and the pouring rain made him worry as she didn't have an umbrella with her.noveldrama

He didn't listen to what the local officials were talking about. Instead, he pulled out his phone and called Grace.

But there was no signal on the

island. Grace was clinging to a tree for dear life so that she wouldn't be swept into the sea by the violent winds. She took a deep breath,~ knowing that she couldn't let herself die in a place like this.

On the other hand, Ethan saw that she wasn't picking up her phone and furrowed

his brows. He instructed Tim, "Go look for her."

Tim knew who Ethan was talking about. He immediately grabbed the umbrella near him and headed out.

He came back after ten minutes, and his body was soaked. The umbrella was actually useless in this kind of weather.

"Mr. Henderson, I couldn't find Ms. Lambert. Could it be that she thought we had boarded the boat, so she went to the island by herself?"

The face of the local official beside Tim had already turned ashen, and he quickly shook his hands. "That's impossible. All of the fishermen must have already received the alert. No one would go out to sea on their own. It's no different from getting yourselves killed."

Ethan's gaze suddenly fell on Jodie. Jodie had been looking very excited this entire time.

"Jodie," he called her, his eyes dark.

Jodie tried her best to restrain the smile on her face, pretending that she knew nothing. "What's wrong, Uncle Ethan? I don't know where she went either. Why don't we give her a few more calls?"

Even after she finished her words, Ethan still didn't respond and kept staring at her.

It took courage for people to look

straight back at Ethan. Jodie was spoiled and didn't have any experience. Seeing that he was. really angry, she got so scared that cold sweat beaded on her forehead. She couldn't even talk properly.

"U-Uncle Ethan, why are you looking at me? I didn't do anything."