Regret Came Too Late

Alice was so furious her chest heaved with every sharp breath. She shot a murderous glare at Grace, who stood in the middle of the crowd.

Ethan was right next to Grace. His presence was imposing and ice-cold. No one dared to stand in front of him, so they all lingered behind. With Grace at his side, they looked like the perfect pair.

Alice's hand, which was hanging at her side, slowly curled into a fist. She could taste blood in her mouth.

She had once sworn to take away every ounce of happiness that belonged to Grace. But now, all anyone could do was sing Grace's praises while she was nothing more than a bitter fool on the sidelines.

Quentin stood beside her, keeping up his air of self-importance as he waited for Grace to come over and acknowledge him. But the photo session was nearly done, the reporters were packing up, and Grace still hadn't spared him so much as a glance.

Quentin was on the verge of losing his cool when someone asked, "Quentin, aren't you going to say something to Grace? What is she doing here representing Henderson Group? If she had come on behalf of Lambert Group, you would've had this bid in the bag! You must be out of your mind for not valuing such a capable daughter and even letting her work for the competition."

so furious he almost choked. He just couldn't wrap his head around how Grace, who used to be completely useless, had changed so much. And to make things worse, Alice-the daughter he had put all his faith in- had made a complete mess

stepped forward, ready to say something to Grace and maybe get some face time with the officials. In business, politics sometimes

who now held high-ranking

reached his ears. "Dad, am I just a stepping stone for Grace to climb even

around sharply. "What are

on the live stream and came up with a way to keep the apples fresh. But in the end, all the credit goes to her.

she turned away like she had lost all

you saying Grace took credit

not too long ago. She has probably burned through all of it by now. But don't say anything. Everyone sees her as a hero right now. If word got out that she bribed them, it would drag the entire

the Lambert family's money to buy their support, all to benefit Henderson Group. She was nothing but a traitor to her own family,