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.

steadied him. "It usually takes a year to go public in Virelia or maybe more. Dad already laid the

capital and dilute Edric's control. However, it would also require an investment bank

been running on fumes for a while. Even after Grace sold off every property they owned,

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

with how much

in a breath, her heart feeling

left? Take Edric out of the

kept a calm front for Liam's sake, but

looked like all the color had drained from his

gaze slightly and asked, "Did they commit Thomson to

him locked in at

there was no way he'd let him be

Liam's shoulder a

Keep it together. I'll deal with this-your job is to study until you know everything backward