Regret Came Too Late

On her way to the hospital, Grace made sure to disguise herself from head to toe. The Lambert family had bodyguards out looking for her, and if they got their hands on her, she'd be locked in a psychiatric hospital with no one coming to her rescue anytime soon.

Once she got to the hospital, she followed a nurse into the changing room and threw on a nurse uniform, a surgical mask, and glasses.

She wandered the halls for a while before finally spotting Alice stepping out of her ward.

Alice walked straight to a doctor's office and pushed the door open. The doctor's name was Sidney Tanner.

Sidney greeted her politely, "Ms. Lambert, have a seat."

Alice didn't look too happy. "Didn't I tell you to quit?"

Now that the whole baby situation had caught the Henderson family's attention, she needed to clean up every loose end. Anyone involved including Sidney-

had to go.

Sidney looked torn. "But I'm up for promotion next month. I swear I won't say a word to anyone."

Alice narrowed her eyes, sneering, "What, is 300 thousand dollars not enough to buy your silence?"

Sidney started sweating. He grabbed a tissue from the desk and wiped his face.

Alice had zero patience for anyone outside her inner circle. She always liked throwing her weight around. She said, "You've got three days to resign from this hospital."

With that, she turned and left, heading back to her ward.

The moment she was gone, Grace slipped into the office. Sidney remained seated

in his chair and let out a long sigh. Grace glanced at the plaque near the door, which read out "Dr. Sidney Tanner".

with a call from

careful with his spending while he's abroad. I've gotta resign. I don't want to, but I

phone, exhaustion written all over his

"Dr. Tanner, with your skills, why would you suddenly quit? Are you

kid is overseas and got into some trouble. I needed the money... but forget it. Let's not talk about

understood right away-Alice had threatened him. She never left loose ends. Anyone involved in her

used to work as a maid for the Lambert family. Ms. Lambert had her frame someone for stealing

hit her account before she got hit by a car.

The shame of being threatened was already eating at him, and this just pushed

on a tray. Sidney jumped up. "Wait...

off his forehead again, his lips trembling as he

plant fear. Sidney was already on edge for being part of the cover-up, and Alice's attitude had only made it worse. Now that Grace had nudged his guilt, it wouldn't take much

off work and

came barreling straight at him. He slammed on the gas in a panic, causing his car to swerve hard

down one bit and was now long gone in the distance.

remembered what Grace had said earlier

be behind it. She wanted to

a soft, clear voice spoke behind him. It

deliberately spoken in a deeper tone of voice, disguising herself. Now, she sounded like

okay, sir?" she

was pulled over nearby like she had just stopped to

sister. He fumbled with his glasses, his lips trembling as panic crept in. "I-I'm

had gone. "Truck drivers like that are dangerous as hell. If you hadn't swerved in

nervous wreck, and her words only

"Do you want me to drive you to the hospital? You

a doctor myself,"

was