Chapter 97

Simon didn't want an obedient puppet for a wife. He would choose his own wife. Grace listened from the side for ten minutes. It was all times complaining about this wife he didn’t know. He didn’t know what she looked like. She glanced at Ethan. He had to be very close to Simon; it seemed bad to personally come to a place like this just for this matter.

After about half an hour, Simon finally came up with a plan. He would have an affair and openly mess around with other women. He would wait for that wife of his to lose her patience and break off the marriage herself.

Once he settled on this idea, he seemed to be in a much better mood. However, he still looked at Grace with hatred. Grace didn’t dare be alone with him at all. When Ethan was leaving, she immediately followed. She had intended to help push his wheelchair, but she withdrew her hands when she thought about Simon’s sister.

Tihan moved ahead in his wheelchair, and she quietly followed. Soon, they arrived at a secluded corner. The men who had tried to harass her were all kneeling under the dim light, each trapped in a burlap sack.

There was a flicker of surprise in Grace’s eyes. She was just about to ask who did this when Erhan said, “They were sent by Sloan.” Sloan, that devoted follower of Alice’s. In the end, it was Alice causing trouble again.

Grace didn’t know why Ethan had helped her, but she quickly expressed her gratitude, “Thank you, Mr. Henderson.” Ethan didn’t ask if she needed any more help. Instead, he maneuvered his wheelchair down a different path. But there was a step ahead, and his wheelchair came to a stop; it seemed he couldn’t go up.

Grace was about to leave when she saw him. She hurried over and helped him up. “Grace,” he suddenly called her name. Grace thought she was hearing things; her fingers trembled slightly. “Did you come here because of Tancry?” Ethan asked.

Grace didn’t know how to answer at that moment because she had come here for Yancey. But in the end, the real reason she was here was to find out about the Yule family’s daughter. That was something she absolutely couldn’t let Ethan know. After all, it was a sore spot for her. That one word caused the air around them to turn much quieter. Then, she heard him chuckle coldly. She thought he was about to say something else, but he just left.

Grace stood there in a daze. Then, she suddenly realized that Ethan probably thought she still hadn’t given up on Yancey. He probably didn’t want her to marry into the Henderson family, believing that she wasn’t worthy of their name. She took a deep breath and felt she was completely misunderstood. But it wasn’t the time to dwell on it. She had to deal with Sloan, or what happened tonight would just keep happening.

Just then, Quentin called. In Grace’s memory, she rarely spoke to her father. Juentan commanded, “Alice is getting married. How much longer do you intend to fool around outside? She’s pregnant now and not feeling well. She wants to eat your cooking, so hurry up.”