Regret Came Too Late

After leaving the hospital, Grace glanced up at the gray, overcast sky, feeling like

her heart was wrapped in the same heavy haze.

She drove straight to Lambert Group, and the senior executives who now followed

her lead hurried out to meet her.

"Ms. Lambert, have you found Mr. Lambert yet?"

Just then, Sebastian pushed the door open.

Grace was surprised to see him. "I thought you were at the hospital with your

family," she said.

Sebastian frowned, and there was a hint of unease in his voice. "After you called

me, I had a bad feeling. What's going on?"

Grace motioned for the others to leave, keeping only Sebastian behind. He had

worked with Quentin for years and had helped Liam without complaint. He was

someone she could trust.

She quickly filled him in on what had happened with Liam, then showed him the

scandal online. It was obvious the person behind it was deliberately dragging

things out, waiting for the right moment to push Liam's scandal to the top of social

media.

Once it hit number one, they would expose everything.

And when that happened, it wouldn't just destroy Liam. The entire company would

become public enemy number one.

At this point, Grace knew there was only one move left.

She looked up and locked eyes with Sebastian. The understanding in his gaze

was immediate.

Sebastian said solemnly, "Ms. Lambert, you have to step up and take the CEO

position. It's the only way to calm the public."

"What had happened crossed a line-not just for the country but for the people. It

didn't matter if Liam had been led astray.

"Wrong was wrong, and mistakes came with consequences.

Grace tugged lightly at the corner of her mouth. The reason she had helped push

Liam into that position in the first place was because Carmen had always been

suspecting she was after the Lambert family's

treated Grace kindly. But when

of

Carmen's efforts as well.

matter how dark the world got, Grace was determined to live with

now, there was no other way-especially

paralyzed.

deep breath, her gaze sharpening with resolve. "Alright,

Release a public statement and admit our wrongdoing. Make

into it, but he's already been detained by the

cover for him, and we won't excuse

more often than not, just wanted

a scandal, the harder

face it head-on by being honest, issuing

helping the police

like this.

Lambert family was already on shaky ground. With

they were cash-strapped as

It wasn't her money. The money

Yancey a

what happened with Jodie.

the donation was made, everything

three hours, Lambert Group underwent a

were wiped clean, and a wave of younger

to key positions.

the very least, it sent a clear message. The new

wasn't there to play

decided to take control of everything that followed,

six hours had passed.

centuries. The only thing keeping

iron-fisted response-paired with the five-million-dollar

redirected

company, people were now

sister like her.

into them, but honestly? She handled

right."

The official

even though the company is reportedly broke,

public opinion shift in her favor,

had barely slept over the past six hours, staying

every uptick and thread

first, the person

people were now starting to wonder if

was the same person who set Liam up

so easy

securing a win in the public eye, Grace

meeting.

of Edric's loyalists had already packed up and left. Aside

everyone present had risen through the

sat by the

and

few hours, she had

gone through the company's

upcoming project proposals. Every

them was

profitable, if at

single wave of her hand, she cut them