Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan) novel Chapter 448

Grace narrowed her eyes, a faint smirk tugging at her lips. "You know Tristan, right?"

Since Lyle had been tailing her, she figured he had to be aware of her recent movements.

He hesitated, then nodded. "Yeah."

"The people who came after me tonight… that was him?"

"No. That was Daphne."

Grace lowered her gaze. Of course, it was Daphne—That one would be easy to deal with.

She pulled out her phone and, using the burner number she kept for situations like this, sent a series of emotionally charged texts to Daphne—each one baited with just the right mix of provocation and vulnerability. Unsurprisingly, Daphne took the bait and agreed to meet up.

Grace almost laughed. With a brain that soft, if she weren't a Yule by birth, she'd have been destroyed.

As she started the engine, Lyle immediately climbed in.

"You're not going there alone," he said.

"I'm just going to meet her," Grace replied evenly. "She hates me way too much for no reason. I want to find out if Jodie is behind it."

Lyle yanked the passenger door shut. "I'm coming along."

She didn't bother arguing.

They pulled up at the meeting spot a few minutes early. Grace glanced over at him. "You said you were tough, right? The second she steps out of the car, knock her out and bring her over."

She parked in a surveillance blind spot, already having scoped the area.

Lyle stared through the windshield, then gave a curt nod. "On it."

Daphne's car showed up like clockwork. She stomped out, clearly fuming—probably expecting a chance to scream in Grace's face. But before she could take a full step forward, Lyle clipped her clean across the back of the neck. She collapsed, out cold.

Grace planned to take her to Ed's place, which was isolated, with no neighbors, and completely off the radar.

As they drove, Lyle grew visibly tense. When Grace finally parked outside Ed's quiet house, he looked shocked.

She knocked on his window. "What's wrong? Get out."

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