Grace took a deep breath. "Mr. Yule, are you interested in meeting Yasmine? I


    can give you her phone number directly."


    Simon lowered his gaze, his impatience with her palpable.


    "I don''t have Ethan''s patience. One more word, and you can get the hell out."


    Grace felt a surge of anger, but she really didn''t have the power to challenge


    Simon.


    When she got downstairs, she felt a knot of unease in her stomach.


    She took several steps back when she bumped into someoneing the other


    way.


    It was Jodie, whose voice immediately turned shrill as she yelled, "Grace!"


    Since the whipping incident, Grace had been trying to avoid this woman. She


    hadn''t expected to run into her today.


    She lowered her head and tried to walk past, but Jodie blocked her way.


    "Grace, looks like you''re all healed up. So you''re back to your old tricks, huh?


    What are you doing here? Don''t tell me you followed my brother again? Just


    because my uncle doesn''t want you, you''ve set your sights on my brother now?"


    Jodie''s expression was full of resentment, like she wanted nothing more than to


    pull out a whip and beat Grace again.


    Grace was a little surprised. What would Yancey be doing at Yule Group?


    Grace did not want to fight, so she tried to leave, but Jodie swung her bag.


    Grace dodged, but then a hard pnded on her cheek.


    She couldn''t duck in time, and now there was a huge hand mark on her face.


    Jodie smirked, pleased with herself. "What did I tell you? Stay away from me, or


    I''ll hit you whenever I see you!"


    Grace felt her face burn from the p. She threw the contract at Jodie''s face.


    Jodie stumbled back, almost crying.


    Just then, she saw Yancey and ran to him.


    "Yancey! Look what she did!"


    There were papers everywhere, and Grace bent down to scoop them up.


    Yancey shoved Jodie aside, his


    voice serious. "I''ve told you, stop


    bullying people just because Uncle


    Ethan protects you."


    Jodie pouted. "So what? Uncle Ethan doesn''t care. She deserves it!"


    "Jodie! Enough. Uncle Ethan won''t like that."


    Jodie stuck her tongue out, even stepping hard on a paper Grace was about to


    grab, leaving a clear mark.


    Yancey yelled, "Jodie Henderson!"


    Jodie took off like a shot, sticking her tongue out and scoffing. She acted like a


    spoiled brat.


    Yancey picked up the paper she''d


    stomped on, trying to wipe off the


    dirt, but the mark was still obvious.


    He looked at Grace and said, "Grace,


    don''t be mad. Uncle Ethan totally


    babies her. I''ll have a word with him."


    Grace''s expression was as cool as a cucumber. She knew exactly how much


    Ethan doted on Jodie.


    Once she had all the papers gathered, she stood up.


    Yancey stood up too. "Grace, let''s head back together, okay?" he suggested.


    Grace was positively fuming. Once


    she got outside, she saw several


    scratches on her car, and one of the


    front tires waspletely t.


    Jodie was the only one with a motive to do that.


    Right then and there, Yancey pulled out his phone and called Ethan.


    "Uncle Ethan, Jodie keyed Grace''s car and punctured a tire."


    Ethan was about to start a meeting, but when he heard this, he simply asked,


    "How much is needed to reimburse her?"


    Yancey hesitated. "20,000 dors."


    The line went dead immediately.


    Less than ten secondster, his phone chimed with a notification that money had


    been deposited into his ount.


    Yancey quickly transferred the money to Grace, his voice apologetic.


    "Grace, let me give you a ride home."


    Grace was in a terrible mood. She didn''t even answer him and simply called the


    cops.


    Whoever did it was going to pay for it.


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