Regret Came Too Late

Two days later, Grace could finally move around freely. She'd spent the past week as Ethan's "sleeping pill", barely moving in bed. After a long, hot shower in the morning, she told him she was leaving Palm Bay.

Ethan sat on the couch with the morning paper, his expression unreadable.

She quickly explained, "Regarding Amity Hospital in the suburbs, I was supposed to convince the director to relocate, but my injuries slowed me down. I'll take care of it in the next few days. And, Mr. Henderson, you're not firing me, right?"

His grip on the newspaper tightened before he looked up. A week of good sleep had worked wonders, and he looked much better. "Who said I was firing you?" he asked, his voice flat.

She let out a relieved breath, her face lighting up with a smile. "Thank goodness! I'll head to the hospital right now and get it done."

She'd ignored Maria for a week, and now it was time to face her. Plus, she needed to figure out what had caused the car accident.

As she drove off, she reached for her phone, which had been dead for a while. After quickly charging it, she saw that no one had messaged her-except Selene, who'd asked why she hadn't been home lately.

The message was three days old, so replying felt pointless. Just as Grace was heading to the hospital, her phone buzzed again. "Why are the Lamberts saying you're dead?" Selene asked.

Grace raised an eyebrow and shot back a question mark.

actually get me," Selene replied. "Oh, and the Lamberts are already picking out your tombstone. Alice is in charge,

all. If anyone would be happy about

Alice's recent bank transactions, and sure enough, she found that Alice

business would get involved there. When the police told

on Sloan, who was still unconscious. Alice wasn't taking any chances-she'd meant to end him with that stab. Even with the Sidler family rushing in,

her would be nearly impossible. The only clue left was her adoptive parents. Was it

Hospital, Alice went to Henderson Group with a project proposal. It was a partnership for a development project, but the proposal seemed designed to cater

years. Quentin had spent months working tirelessly to secure the deal, but now, sidelined by

hadn't been involved in the project before, as Quentin had

about to begin, bringing them in felt like handing them a golden opportunity. The contract

it for a second, then asked

now leading the Lambert Group as the acting

couldn't help but wonder if Alice was using this as a wedding gift. He placed the file on Ethan's desk with a grin. "Mr. Henderson, this

answering, "I'm