Regret Came Too Late

Grace patted Mandy in the shoulder .

Send out the apology latter first and make it sincere .

Oh , and I just tried an apple .

It really is sweeter and crisper than the ones from Southbrook .

Mandy quickly wiped bet eyes and straightened up Gotin Orice turned to the young man beside her .

How much are you selling them per poundi It has always been no cente .

Manly , make sure to mention in the letter that we send an extra pound for free as compensation .

The original price was eight dollars for five pounds , so adding one more pound would more than make up for to cents As soon as the apology letter was sent out , they anxiously watched the backend .

A flood of order cancellations started rolling in within moments like a blizzard .

Mandy clutched her head .

Were doomed , were doomed ! What it all so thousand onders get canceled ? Its all because of Alice running her mouth , saying we deceived customers .

Now , with this apology letter , prople might really believe ut : Grace gave her a reassuring pat .

Keep watching the backend , she said , then stood up and locked at the group of young workers .noveldrama

There will still be a few thousand orders left .

Get more people over here .

Weis packing apples through the night .

These young people had been stuck in the tent for days , struggling to sell just a few on orders de to low tall .

Even so , over 20 people had volunteered to help with packaging With a surge of orders , the nearby fruit farmers quickly joined the ellot Some were in disbelief .

Did we really just sell a how thousand orders that fast Grace brief explainedthe situation to clear up any confusion No one objected , and as long as customers knew these apples were from Northbrook and had nothing to do with Southbrook , that was mough One person put their hands on their hips and called out , What are you all standing around for ? Grab a loudspeaker and announce it do from one end of the village to the other and wake everyone up .

Were packing until these thousands of orders are ready to go ! Immediately , a young man grabbed a loudspeaker and sprinted off , knocking on doors and rallying the villages : Nearly everyone over 15 years old had arrived within no time , seamlessly falling into the shythm of packing .

They worked tirelessly for three straight hours until every single order was packed Just an Grace stifled a yawn , Mandy suddenly let out a shriek Grace ! Its not just a few thousand orders left ! I checked again , and only a few thousand people canceled .

Over ten thousand customers have confirmed theyre keeping their der Grace was taken aback .

That meant more than ten thousand confirmed orders were still waiting to be shipped .

She had thought that keeping just a few thousand orders would already be a win .

Mandys face flushed with excitement .

Lasked around , and most people said they kept their orders simply because they trusted you .

Grar had indeed handed herself well in front of the camera .

She was confident and composed , patiently answering every question without the slightest irritation .

It was clear at a glance that she came from a well mannered background .

Mandy finally had good news after holding in her frustration for so long .

She jumped on the spot a few times in delight There are still a lot of people who havent responded yet .

We should get cleaner numbers by tomorrow , but with over ten thousand confirmed anders , we be packing until morning for sure .

The weight on Grates shoulders eased considerably .

Looking at all the eager faces in front of her , she raised a hand in a sweeping motion .

Well then , lets push through tonight .

Its going to be an all nighter .

A collective cheer rang out before meryone lowered their heads and got back to work .

Meanwhile , in Southbrook , Erhus sal with one arm resting on the desk .

He was idly flipping through the documents before him .

Beside him , Tim besitated for a mement before speaking up .

Mr Ethan , Mr.

Yancey is staying in the same room as Aline tonight .

Should we inism the Henderson family ? Though he disliked Grace , the fact remained that Yanrey was still engaged to her .

The scandal would be unavoidable if word put out that Yancey had shared a room with her sister Vatteys mumber , Lily Parker , de a mistien bedre successfully marrying into the Henderson family , and it was a stain on their reputation In higi sorety , it was rare for a mistress to secure her place , and when Lilly had done so , the wealthy sosialites had looked down on fire for years , people found out that her son , who was still bound by an engagement , had spent the night with his Hanedas sis

ter , it would be another juley gosip tople .

And since Ethan was the one in Ithan turned another page , las tune calm No need Tuns eyes faced with season , and he couldnt reading .

Like madles , like ses watch who selensed her way into marriage would ally raise a lacked integilly .

Kanyone with a shredol inteligeier would protect Hair own reputation .

They could have their fun in private , but to openly entangle themselves with thele lancées sister man a levetul than rikonstile tile in his hands and sizzled lilinmeli toward the dau Tim kavre le kadromused a line altfell silent , sing himself with tidying up the drament .

with the nndy sandevaning to the Leaning back slightly in his wherkbait , die goed up at the muumi 11 was abrady past 1 ou am .

The world attend him was quiet .

Evetyatie was astery , with the nudy derkluis moved softly across the stone path , its talent widi ecluding in the stall nighu The stopped in front of a painting daplayed on the wall.

The brushmink was waspsicle and munt hava beri A gentle voice broke the silence .

Alle stepped forward moving with deliberate grace .

I didnt expect to run into you , Mr.

Henderson .

Its a peaceful night , int it ? The air is fresh , and even the moonssems to hang lower .

Ag of satisfaction flickered in her eyes , and the was determined to leave a good impression on Ethan .

After all , she firmly believed that with just a little effort , he would fall for her like all the other mendud Tesides , the had learned her lesson this time .

Shecalled him Mr.

Bredenen instead of Uncle Liban .