Regret Came Too Late

Grace bit her lip as she watched Nelson leave. She had truly believed the

proposal would sway him, but he didn't even bother to look at it. What had gone wrong? Still clinging to hope, she rushed up to his car.

"Mr. Langton, I—"

Before she could finish her words, the engine roared to life, and Nelson was gone.

Grace took a breath to steady herself, then jumped into her car and gave chase. Nelson arrived at Lambert Group first thing, with a share transfer agreement already drawn up overnight. His stance was unshakable. Grace could see that now, there was no persuading him.

With Edric not in yet, Nelson waited in the conference room, packing up his things. Once the contract was signed, he'd resign from his position. He had enough money to live out the rest of his days anyway, and there was no point in risking everything now.

Realizing there was no getting through to Nelson, Grace shifted gears. She inhaled deeply and hurried off to find Liam.

Panic flickered in Liam's eyes as he grabbed Grace's arm. "What do we do now, Grace?"

His heart was pounding wildly. If Edric got the company, their father's legacy would be destroyed.

public in Virelia or maybe more. Dad already laid the foundation. If we push now, we

would bring in fresh capital and dilute Edric's control. However, it would also require an

off every property they owned, she was still nowhere close to the ten billion dollars in cash

if they managed to lock in an investment bank, they couldn't afford a single scandal during the process. One misstep and the whole

with how much chaos the

her heart feeling heavy.

Edric out of the

front for Liam's sake, but

drained from his face. He was completely

asked, "Did they commit Thomson to a

Edric's got him locked in

was no way he'd

gave Liam's shoulder a

CEO now, Liam. Keep it together. I'll deal with this-your job is to study until