Grace had mum Yancey since childhood .


    Even if most of those memories had faded , the ational pang of bitterness in her heart It had taken Allor only a short time to push her intoplete iztion .


    Withouta word , Grace yanked her hand free from Yanceys grip and get into the car Yelp of frustration .


    Grace had never reared him this rally beina .


    Even if the wat ting on an art this time , Grace He stepped forward , intending to follow her into the car , but Alices voice ring out just then .


    Yancey , what are you doing in south is ook ? and then did Yancey remember why he hade and pointed to his cr bought you some food Mrs.


    Lambert made .


    She was worried you wouldct be insed to the food bece , to the specially asked me to bring them .


    Its still warm .


    Do you want to have some ? Carmen rath cooked herself but had gone to great lengths for Allen Alices eyes be up : Really ? Mam actualle cooked ? Yeah Shes been so worried about you these past few days that she has barely eaten anything .


    Alice nced at Grace .


    The cars dim lighting made in hand to see her expression , but she could guess that Grace was feeling awful ..


    be used to be so desperate for the Lambert familys approval , willing to do anything for a single word of praise .


    Tel Carmen had almost never cooked for her .


    In their house , the household stati took care of everything , which only made these home cooked meals all the more precious .


    Torace , you her been buny all day .


    Why dont youe back and eat with us ? Im sure you miss Moms cooking too .


    ancey quickly stepped in Mes : Lambert made the toad for you , not for Grace : Yancey , dont say that Grace didnt respond she simply signaled the driver to start the cat Mandy , sitting healde het , was Juming Those two scumbags ! Theyll get whatsing to them one day ! in Northbrook Guare closed her eyes , unwilling to waste another thought on them .


    Her mind was already preocupled with matters in Meanwhile , Alices eyes glowed with satisfaction as she watched Grace hurry awry , Yancey ,e eat with m Yancey nodded .


    For some reason , he felt a sense of salist .


    He hadnt seen Graces expression clearly jest now , but she had to be hurting .


    And as long as she was hurt , it Alice happily took his atm and turned toward the eastern- courtyard .


    But she stopped in her tracks at the sight of someone sitting in the distance it was Ethan .


    His presence was wverpowering .


    Even snared in a wheelcha , he was imposible to pre Alice had seen Erhan a few times before She had been awestruck back then .


    She used to fantasize about him .


    If a man like him ever fell for her , a ( that make her the most distinguished woman in Druville ? But after his ider , she had lost all interest .


    No matter how powerful he once was , he was just a cripple nos Besides , even when his legs had been perfectly fine , he had always treated her with indifference , which left a better taste in her mouth .


    When sheter heard about his injury , she had actually felt relieved .


    The perfect Ethan could belong to no one , so he was better off like this , crippled and alone for the rest of his Yancey quickly straightened up and greeted respectfully , Uncle Ethan their intertwined hands .


    His tone was inutillerent .


    Who told you to address m me like bat , Mu Lambert ? Ador Bado experted him to be so blunt .


    Herexpression li oze , then her face Blushedcrimon But Brian was the current head of the Henderson family .


    Even if he was crippled , he remained at the very centre of power .


    He was someone no one could afford to offend Why ? Why had he always be so cold ther ? Why was like this Was the bestful enough to many men eder .


    Her family favored her above all else .


    Even Yays friend , Sloan , was obsessed with her , unable to state himself .


    In der expericiae , all it took was a leckoning hinger and a pariful nce andmen would tall over themselves to please het except Ethan .


    Prilipum was precisely that separ Ichallenge .


    The more distant and testained he was , the more she wanted to see him long control fog het , to see him unravel .


    sit was die day , she would have Unde Estan , my eng Ln , my engagement with Grace nothing but an empty farmality now .


    Shes the ute clurgin to it , talusing to let gu Lately , Grace had lean berdatant , for installerant .


    And strangely , that made him pate MANY .


    Dikan bathed away , his mate even toki i .


    When you neatly downed , it was Guare leave you back then , you printed everyone that youd marry her .


    nedkert i mean clone , Inn Hed had been hissesi became share had saved his lite , truer tinm , he had singly assumed she would always ke re .


    Andn always had been ? Allors voice was delicate , pur soft enough for only the two of them balera .


    Tatory Thule Khan has always well .


    Do yosi Halnik Thats in possilde ! Tatery cut her off immediately , a strange pain thing in ckest His expression darkened .


    Ation , dont say things like that .


    Thicle Ethan has never been interested in women .


    The only reason he wasevej podia Grace was because of me esestment : She refused to ept that Ethan had even shown even a third of kinhessta Grace .


    She wanted to take whatever race hat [ was just saying , she murmured Her gaze lingered on Ethans setseating figure , her eyes filled with greed as if she could already see the day he would worship her .


    And when that day came , she would y with him before cruelly discarding him , making sure he u Just the thinicht of it sent a thuillthrough her uffered because of ben .