Regret Came Too Late

Alice was impeccably dressed, ending elegance down to her 200-thousand-

dollar handtop.

Around her stood several senior technical experts from Lambert Group. Their gates toward her carried both admiration and respect.

Most of these tech leads were in their mid-'jön, and ama

slightly younger omnes, many harbored feelings for Alice.

O quickly spotted Grace and curved her lips into a smile. "Grace, you're staying here too?"

The tech leads were familiar with Grace. After all, the two had faced off in a live stream before. Now, their expressions were filled with undisguised disdain. "sedl have time to hang around, Mts Grace? Have those go thousand orders been shipped yet?"!

Teah, some people accomplish nothing while Ms. Alice here has already led banan-

dollar projects at

b belt a yo

"That weren't that ve stream, I wouki't

have even kosman she was the Lambert family's oldest daughter."

Their taughter rang out, dripping with mockery.

Alsce quickly intervened saying "Enmagh, don't say that You're all inquity employees, and my sister is technically yotir superior."

Someone scoffed. "Does she even own any shares in the company?

before carefully

give thein to her sooner

that case, she's

More Laughter followed.

gently conndested her, "Grace, don't take it to heart. They're all tech experts and blunt by mature.

senior tech leach were scour strength. They stayed out of power struggles, but their loyalty could make or break an executive's position. Winning them over meant curing one's

circle. Even this small agricultural le strm project had them these tech experts. It

in wasting her time on these trivialities and turned to leave, But the tech leads

respected in the company, so how dare the

"eldest daughter" of the Lambert family walk

she not mualice they could make her life miserable

to mean? You look down on

impatience flashing in her

what id i do?" the

a young woman. Does that

being dattered at work that you've completely lost touch with reality, haven't you? 1 have no conflicts of interest with any of you, but to me, you're just a bunch of smiNG. gowany middle- aged mum. Do I owe you

Smug and greary.

hit like a slap to the face, unuitantly igniting

to treat us with respect.

a groveling at his daughter's feet behind his back. It might make him a little uncomfortable, don't you th Their

a Lansbert. Andishicd,

would still be interested in their

age, most of them had

But men had their weaknesses

like Alice-young, attractive, and

which m