Regret Came Too Late

Grace's priority now was figuring out how to get Lambert Group's project back. This project involved billions of dollars. It was just a mid-sized venture for Henderson Group, given their massive scale.

But the contract was already signed. It was too late for Lambert Group to back out. Henderson Group knew this, and they wouldn't possibly let such a profitable opportunity slip away.

Though she and Ethan had been getting along well lately, she had no right to expect him to terminate this contract just to please her.

Grace took a deep breath. Exhaustion was written all over her face after staying up all night and rushing to Henderson Group. Sitting at her desk, she carefully reviewed the project with Lambert Group.

Quentin valued this project so highly because no other companies were involved -Lambert Group had total control over it.

The original plan was to build a massive shopping mall. Shortly after purchasing the land, the Yule family announced they would construct nearby residential buildings, making the mall the perfect choice.

To some extent, the Yule family's decision had helped make the Lamberts' project successful. Quentin had been incredibly lucky when he acquired the land. Originally worthless, a series of developments had transformed it into a goldmine.

The contract Alice had given to Henderson Group included a clause stating that all businesses in the mall would come from Henderson Group's brands. Without investing a penny, Henderson could place their brands throughout the mall.

Working backward, if Lambert Group didn't build a mall, that clause wouldn't apply. Alice's contract had been irregular to begin with. When she came to deliver it the second time, Grace had interrupted her before she could make any revisions.

Grace was somewhat grateful she had stubbornly stayed in the office that day. Though she had an idea now, approaching Henderson Group as a Lambert representative would seem like a slap in the face.

offering such a lucrative deal by nitpicking contract language would certainly look bad. Grace felt a headache coming on. She didn't want to offend Ethan, but she couldn't stand

agonized over this through the end of the workday, she received a text from the man with the

she didn't feel like going home anyway. The man had left just one message. "I'm waiting for

there. She knew this hotel. It was quite famous, and it was owned by the Yule family,

was dark as expected. Someone pulled

fabric seemed specially made it was so black that no light

her immediately, urgently pulling her into his arms and setting her on a waist-high cabinet. Grace instinctively wrapped her

spoke with an urgent tone.

kisses. She tried to pull back, but he held the

his shoulder, gasping

she felt stressed out wouldn't be such a bad

blindfold, but he stopped her. She heard him say, "I don't want

voice grew husky as he slowly knelt down and buried his

washed over her. She could even feel his teeth marks on her calves. It felt sharp, painful,

tensed up, then after a long breath, she gasped heavily. He seemed to enjoy this. And he was right-she did like

his height, she was quite small, clinging to