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?

hesitated before carefully

Dad will give thein

that case, she's not

More Laughter followed.

it to heart. They're

company, senior tech leach were scour strength. They stayed out of power struggles, but

tech experts. It was obvious that Alice commanded real authority at Lambert Group. ly following her lead.

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

the company, so how

"eldest daughter" of the Lambert family walk away without

make her life

to

mid-step, impatience

what id i do?" the videoilly. "A bunch of

standing around gossiping about a young woman.

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

Smug and greary.

hit like a slap to the face, unuitantly igniting their

father, Quentin, has to treat us

feet behind his back. It might make him a little uncomfortable, don't you th Their faces turned sed, then pale. The truth behind their attitude toward Alice was

Second, she was a Lansbert. Andishicd, her own abdüries were nothing

would still be interested in their weary, apng wide

their age, most of them had

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which m