Regret Came Too Late

After leaving, Grace didn't waste a second. She immediately tracked down the house Liam had recently rented.

When she arrived, sure enough, she found Alice.

The house was flooded with sunlight, but Alice looked like a wreck, sitting on the floor with greasy hair as she laughed to herself like she had lost her mind.

Grace walked straight up and kicked her hard, sending her sprawling.

Alice's head slammed against the corner of the table. She winced in pain, gritting her teeth.

"Who the hell-"

When she saw Grace, hatred exploded in her bloodshot eyes.

"Grace!" she screamed, stumbling to her feet and lunging at her.

However, Alice, weakened from weeks of malnutrition, didn't stand a chance against Grace.

One brutal kick from Grace sent her crashing several feet away. Before Alice could even react, Grace stomped down, pinning her face to the floor with her foot.

Alice lay there, helpless and humiliated, her cheek crushed under the weight of a dirty shoe.

Grace pressed down a little harder, her voice cold as ice as she said, "Was it you? Were you the one who led Liam into that mess? Were you the one pulling the strings behind the scenes?"

A twisted smile crept across Alice's face, her eyes brimming with venom.

"Finally blew up in your face, didn't it? Serves you right! Grace, as long as I'm breathing, I'll make sure you never have a moment's peace. You think you owe Dad? Good! I'm gonna make you watch his only son fall to ruin.

"I'll make you watch the whole Lambert Group fall apart. I want you to suffer, and I want to make sure the guilt eats you alive."

a word, Grace drew her knee back and slammed

from the pain, and she nearly coughed

of Alice's dazed panic, Grace asked quietly, "Did you think I was the type to let things

Alice. For the first time, she realized that there was steel under Grace's

barely had time to process the thought before Grace grabbed the nearest chair and smashed it down with full force. A searing pain shot through Alice's spine. The pain was so sharp she wondered if something had

the floor, unable to say

identity gets out, I'll hand you over to Jayce. And I promise you, he'll make sure you wish you

Jayce personally. But she knew enough that he

man.

if Edric was involved in this disaster, Jayce had to be somewhere in the mix too. They were all part

to test her, but the moment Grace mentioned Jayce's

her whole body seizing up in terror. "Don't hand

without a hint of emotion on her

teeth. "I

noise at the front door. Grace turned her head toward it and

It was Joanne.

looked just as stunned to see Grace there, almost

"Grace, how... How'd you

cautiously, then caught sight of Alice's

to worry. That's why he asked me to stay here and keep an

locked

the medical kit down on the coffee table and smiled carefully. She

and Liam had before. But knowing

her temples, trying to steady herself. "How much is he

"Five thousand dollars

scrambled to hide behind Joanne, trembling like a leaf. It was obvious Joanne didn't treat her too

Grace sneered.