Regret Came Too Late

Grace sat in a folding chair inside the tent, her legs stretched out before hes. The inflammation had worsened. She couldn't even bend her knees anymore, the needed to return to the in and apply medicine ass As she breed to the project coordinator speak, her fingers brushed against her wounds. A small shard of stone was still lodged in her knew, its jagged edges digging into her flesh, sending sharp stabs of pain th Her face was deathhrpale. She was now running a fever after spending the entire night in the ra

rain

The project coordinator avoided her garn

Grace knew full well this person was in cahoots with the orchard owners.

had over 20 thousand pending orders. If they were all canceled, the impact wouldn't just fall on her. The entire streaming company would take a hit.

And since the compare operated under Henderson Group, the ripple effect moulid teach them too. When the dist settled,

all the blame would land squarely on her.

Alice's move was ruthless, the out her ott at the source, leaving her no room to breathe

No wonder she hadn't panicked during the live stream earlies. Even when things got ugh, the remained unbothered. She had already secured her escape route

The was uting money to crush Grace, and there was no way Grace could win.

Grace took a deep breath and looked at the project coordinator.

"Is this everyone's decision?

The project coordinator nodded, then offered a half-

hearted apology. "I'm sorry, but everyone has their own struggles. At the end of the day, what matters most is money. Ms. Alice is incredibly generous, and she's warm, polite, and easy to like. Last night, everyo "As for why you weren't intermed. That was her decision. It had nothing to do with un'

Now that they had Alice backing them, the project coordinator spoke with newfound confidence,

no longer bothering to be polhe

Mandy was furious

they needed them, they were all proveling and desperate. But now that they didn't, they kicked

people even realize that Henderson Group stood behind

was about to lash out,

be grabbed her wrist.

red with anger. "Kirace, how are you so calu? we how ese

and we can't ship a

any idea

get absolutely roasted

exity blow up into a full-blown scandal. The backlash

in the capital was already a mess. If the entire country turned against her, no one would space

a

let's head back to the

but she forced herself to hold it

and limped

the project coordinator risted the kide

the two of you, Ms. Alice is clearly the more capable one. Oh, and I saw your litle brother in her live stream. He was showing her with

You'd never pursuit from the way he acts. You must've

halt, and she slowly turned

eyes gleamed with admiration for Alice. He was completely blind to

had an innocent book, almost deceptively so. Coupled with his pitiful tone

really wasn't

allure, no matter the time

the pain, Grace spoke up, "setting aside my personal issues with Alice, I want to understand your risk management plan, Southécook apples have always been famous, priced at six

never through an online sales model. But now, you're

porten apples? Will that damage their priception of

with Henderson Group. So, I'd advise you bot to focus solely