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?"!

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dollar projects at

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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

thein to her sooner or

that case, she's not our

More Laughter followed.

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

senior tech leach were scour strength. They stayed out of power struggles, but their loyalty could make or break

agricultural le strm project had them these tech experts. It was obvious that Alice commanded real authority at Lambert Group. ly following

in wasting her time on these trivialities and turned to leave, But the tech leads weren't

in the company, so how dare

"eldest daughter" of the Lambert family walk away without

could make her

Grace, what's that supposed to mean? You

mid-step, impatience flashing

the videoilly. "A bunch of

gossiping about 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-

Smug and greary.

to the

treat us with respect. Who do you

treats you with such deference, I wonder how he'd feat knowing you all a groveling at his daughter's feet behind his back. It might make him

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

still be interested in their weary, apng wide

age, most of them had

had

Alice-young, attractive, and impeccably put

which m