Regret Came Too Late

At the hospital, Quentin had been moved out of emergency care. He had collapsed from too much anger and shock.

Grace noticed the hair at his temples had turned gray. Seeing that video must have devastated him. She stood silently by his bed, suddenly feeling regretful.

Quentin stared vacantly at the white ceiling before finally asking, "Has Alice come home?"

A whole night had passed, and no one had gone to pick her up. Carmen still really loved and respected her husband, despite everything. Her eyes were swollen from crying.

"You suddenly passed out. How could I think about anything else? Besides, the kidnapping was fake anyway. She'll come back on her own.

"How are you feeling now? Are you okay?"

Quentin looked terrible, as if he might not make it through his next breath. He closed his eyes and took several slow breaths. He then opened them again to look at Grace.

Grace tensed up and quickly went to his bedside. After a moment's hesitation, she finally said, "Dad."

he slowly lowered it again as if he had no

pause, she said, "Don't worry about the company. I'll get that project back.

researched the situation and discovered just

company had been operating at a loss for

and Alice had been spending lavishly, and even Grace, too. All the pressure had fallen on

silent. His throat hurt, and he didn't know what to say. The heavy atmosphere was broken when the door suddenly opened,

about everything from the maids. When he saw Quentin's current state, his heart ached. Quentin looked like he had aged 20

mouth to say "Dad", but tears immediately ran down his

Quentin felt a tightness in his chest. At least Liam had good values and never tried to hurt anyone. He might be foolish, but

felt someone take his hand. Grace's voice came to his ear,

Group was too powerful-once they

comes back, don't let her near your medicine.

remembering the projection she'd seen last night, the words stuck in her throat, and she