Meanwhile, Grace wasn''t the type to wait around for disaster.

Now that she knew she wasn''t a Lambert by blood and with Liam''s trust in her already broken, she no longer had any reason to stay in this family anymore.

That very night, she packed her things into a small suitcase, intending toy low in another city for a while.

She was well aware of how much Jodie meant to Ethan. Once the truth came to light, he woulde after her without hesitation.

However, just as she arrived at the airport and presented her ID, a line of officers approached. They stopped next to her and informed her that a suspicious item had been found in her luggage.

Grace was momentarily too stunned to react. It wasn''t until she was escorted to a remote area within the airport that the situation began to register.

She nced at her suitcase with a frown and said, "There''s nothing in there but clothes. Feel free to check again."

However, the officers ignored her. Instead, they repeatedly inspected her ID before securing handcuffs around her wrists.

She continued to protest about her suitcase even as they led her into the car. It wasn''t until they arrived at Palm Bay that she finally stopped speaking.

Less than four hours had passed between the time she got home and this rushed departure. She had underestimated how quickly Ethan could move.

The officers escorted her to the entrance hall and left right after that.

The cuffs remained tight around her wrists, leaving her with no choice but to stare at Ethan, who was sitting on the couch.

Her luggage was then brought in and ced next to her feet. Anyone with a clear mind could easily tell that she had tried to flee.

Nevertheless, Grace showed no sign of shame. She simply stood there in silence. As long as he said nothing, neither would she.

After all, she had no way of knowing what had happened to Jodie after she left the

scene.

Her thoughts raced as she tried to calcte every possible move. Then, his voice finally broke through. "So, you were nning to run away? Without bringing your boyfriend?"

Grace''s body stiffened as she pursed her lips in response. It was true that she had kept this escape n from Ed.

Although she loved him, she was very much aware that involving him would expose him to the Henderson family''s inevitable revenge.

As things stood, Ed''s identity and appearance remained a mystery to everyone in Druville. Even if the Henderson family wanted to cause trouble they wouldn''t be able to locate him.  s

Grace lowered her gaze to the cold cuffs around her wrists and murmured softly,

"I don''t have any other choice. I knew you''de for me, Mr. Henderson."

What she hadn''t expected was how quickly he would take action. She had been mere moments from boarding her flight. Given another 40 minutes, she would''ve been in the air by now.  s

Well, too bad fate had never been kind to her.

She drew in a deep breath topose herself. Fortune hadn''t been on her side

A cup of freshly brewed coffee sat untouched before Ethan, its bitter aroma

suspended in the air. The tension between them was thick.

He asked, "Grace, did you call anyone before you tried to leave?"

No, she hadn''t.

She never wanted to drag anyone else into this mess-not Sebastian, Selene, or even Liam.

If she were to disappear, Sebastian would train Liam and mold him into the perfect CEO. The world would go on regardless of whether she was around or not, like it had always.

Hence, she didn''t answer. When she lifted her gaze, she met Ethan''s. To her surprise, what she saw was the unmistakable raging anger burning in his eyes.

It was the first time she had seen such emotion so inly written on Ethan''s face.

"Mr. Henderson, whatever happened to Jodie was between me and her. Don''t drag anyone else into it," she said.

However, no sooner had the words fallen from her lips than the coffee cupnded on the floor at her feet. Coffee sshed and stained her shoes while the cup shattered into pieces.  s

To think Ethan would lose hisposure-lose his temper-over Jodie of all people.

This would undoubtedly be the end of Grace.fn2eaf This content belongs to FιndＮovel/fn2eaf