Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

When morning came, Grace got up early. However, she could feel the heat

emanating from the person lying beside her.

Immediately, she propped herself up and placed one hand onto his forehead. "Mr. Henderson, you're burning up!"

The fireplace had been burning the entire night and the temperature was just right, so why was he suddenly running a fever?

Ethan slowly opened his eyes and just hummed a response.

Grace was really worried. When the two went to bed last night, they had only removed one layer of outerwear.

Right away, she grabbed his coat over and helped him put it on.

"Why don't you wash up a bit, and I'll go see if the receptionist has any medicine?" she suggested.

She helped him up to the bathroom. The tips of her finger grazed the skin between his wrist, and she could feel how terribly warm it was.

Ethan's entire face was red and his eyes were droopy-he looked like a beautiful yet fragile porcelain doll that could break apart any moment.

Grace briefly freshened up and took him downstairs.

She ran to the front desk. "Do you have any medicine? I've got someone running a fever."

The receptionist shook her head. "I'm sorry. We happened to run out of it a few days ago."

Grace had no choice but to rush over and get Ethan into the car. She asked Tim, "Mr. Bennett, do we have fever medicine in the car? Mr. Henderson's down with a fever."

Tim appeared very neat and clean. He did not look like someone who had just spent the night in the car. It was unclear where he had been last night.

Grace could not bother asking. Currently, she was only concerned about Ethan's health.

Tim shook his head. He looked worried as well. "Why don't we get some in the county? It's about 12 miles from here."

Grace cranked up the heat in the cabin. After she had helped Ethan into his seat, she wiped the sweat on his forehead. "Mr. Henderson, please hold on a little longer. We'll be heading to the county now."

Their place of stay was located at a very remote location, with every other place a significant distance away from them.

Grace regretted not putting a few painkillers in her bag.

Tim got the engine running and slowly left the place.

Meanwhile, the two receptionists hovered over the heater. One of them spoke. "There was practically a blizzard last night.

"Why would anyone even get up in the middle of the night to watch the snow? It was freezing cold. I saw him through the window.

"Scared the crap out of me."

They rubbed their hands for warmth. Anyone could have guessed how cold it would have been outside-their breath could even turn into frost.

"Is he insane? He could've just watched it from the inside. What if he catches a cold?"

"I don't know. I might've been mistaken as well. Anyway, I think I did see the silhouette of a person outside at the time."

Their car arrived at an intersection before they realized that the road had been closed off.

The snow last night was really heavy, and the roads nearby had all been closed. They were not able to get to the county.

Meanwhile, Ethan, who was next to her, had slowly let his head rest on her shoulder. His eyes were shut as he slept lightly. His cheeks were red from the fever.

Grace could not get herself to push him away, fearing that he might fall. She could only stretch her arm out and hold onto his waist.

Tim, who was sitting in front of them, lifted his gaze and glanced at them without saying anything.

Instantly, she felt sheepish. "I-I'm not taking advantage of Mr. Henderson. I'm just scared that he might slip off. The fever has made him disoriented."

Tim turned the steering wheel nonchalantly. "I know."

Grace let out a breath of relief. When she looked outside and saw that everything was covered in snow, she became worried. "What should we do now? We can't get to the county and the hotel's out of medication. Why don't we just head straight to our destination?"

She had just finished her sentence when Ethan spoke. "Let's go to the manor."

His voice sounded extremely hoarse and weak.

Tim was so worried that his brows furrowed, but he could not say anything in response.

Out of all the roads, the one to the manor was the only one not closed off. It was

still snowing heavily as they made their way there.

As the destination was still a couple

of hours away, Grace was thinking

of leaning back into the seat and getting some shut-eye. However, the head that was resting on he shoulder suddenly nuzzled against her. sŵnovel

She became startled. Feeling a little uncomfortable about it, she wanted to lean over to the side to move her shoulders away.

But the moment she made a slight movement, Ethan almost slipped off. So, she could only sit back up and hold onto his waist, and acted as his human pillow.

All of a sudden, the car jolted. Grace was about to hold his forehead back when she felt something hot and wet on her neck. It felt like his lips had just brushed against her neck.

In a matter of seconds, she pushed Ethan away, grabbed his arms with both her hands, and placed him on the seat firmly.

Tim saw her elaborate movements but did not ask any questions.

Grace's face flushed a little. She pursed her lips, feeling slightly embarrassed. "Mr. Bennett, why don't you let me drive instead?"

Tim ignored her.

All Grace could do was continue sitting at the back while the feeling of unease ate at her.

She did not dare to remove her hand from Ethan, so she could only sit sideways. About ten minutes later, Ethan slowly opened his eyes. His vision was a blur. It seemed like the fever had made him muddle-headed.

Grace was getting more anxious by the second, but there was nothing she could

do.

In the next second, he lifted his hand and slowly pinched her on the cheek.

Her brows furrowed. She was about to pull her head back when he lunged forward and hugged her. Both his hands were placed on her waist as she became enveloped in his embrace.

Grace lifted both her arms right away, sending a signal to Tim in the front seat.

"Mr. Henderson's the one who

hugged me first. It has nothing to do

with me. Once he's awake, you'll

have to testify on my behalf, or I'm

afraid he's going to tear me @part

once he wakes up." noveldrama

The thing Ethan hated the most in the world was having a woman take advantage

of him.

The moment Tim heard this, his hand trembled for a moment. He took a deep

breath and hummed a response in an uncanny tone.