Regret Came Too Late

"No. There's no way he and I will ever be together. We're not from the same world. I don't like him, though I do admire his talent in business."

Especially after what happened with the whipping incident, Grace was more sure of her own position.

Before, she had held onto a shred of wishful thinking, believing she might be a little different from other women in Ethan's eyes. But that five-million-dollar check had been like a hard slap to her face, instantly waking her up from her daydream.

"Ed, my relationship with him is purely one of mutual benefit. If you've heard any rumors, they're all false. I only appeared before Mr. Henderson because I want to strengthen Lambert Group. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered with him."

The arms around her waist tightened slowly, almost to the point of suffocating her. She sighed, thinking once again it was his inferiority complex acting up. He was probably thinking that he wasn't good enough compared to Ethan.

She raised her hand and patted the back of his hand as a form of comfort.

That night, the two of them did nothing else. They simply hugged each other and fell asleep.

When Grace woke up, she saw several dishes neatly arranged on the nightstand, along with a note he had left behind. "See you next time."

She smiled, then noticed her phone had been retrieved and placed beside her too.

Sighing softly, she texted him back. "See you next time."

Her recovery ability was truly remarkable. Despite the severity of her injuries, after just a few days of rest, she was already mostly healed. All that remained was for the scars to gradually fade.

Edric's shares had already been transferred to Liam. He had to be

Liam, but he

had been fired. Those executives, surprised that she had actually managed to

"Is Liam not at

They rushed to complain.

for two days. The last

it

all-nighters or is busy with something else outside. Ms. Lambert, maybe you should come

foreboding crept into her heart. She called Liam again

hesitation, she went straight to his house. She knew the passcode for his

she entered and

came home at

he saw her, he was so startled that he

gaze swept over him carefully,

executives

to the

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