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."

knee back and slammed it straight into Alice's

the pain, and she nearly coughed up

quietly, "Did you think I was the

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

the floor,

if Liam's identity gets out, I'll hand

she knew enough that

man.

somewhere in the

to test her, but the moment Grace mentioned

body seizing up in terror. "Don't hand me to him! I swear,

slapped her hand away without a hint of emotion

her teeth. "I swear,

finish, there was a noise at the

It was Joanne.

as stunned to see Grace there, almost dropping the medical kit she

smile "Grace, how... How'd

of Alice's

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

slowly, her eyes locked on

set the medical kit down on the coffee table and smiled carefully. She said, "Now

kind of relationship Joanne and Liam had

her temples, trying to steady

said quietly, "Five thousand dollars a

Joanne, trembling like a leaf. It was obvious

Grace sneered.