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

But when it came to Quentin

much of what Quentin had built

Carmen's efforts as well.

how dark the world got, Grace was determined to live

there was no other way-especially with Alice

paralyzed.

sharpening with resolve. "Alright, let's do it

admit our

it, but he's already been detained by the

him, and we

than not, just wanted to see a stance.

harder it would hit

was better to face it head-on by being honest, issuing

and putting some money toward helping the

like this.

shaky ground. With

cash-strapped as it

five-million-dollar donation. It wasn't her

her through Yancey a

what happened with Jodie.

and the donation was made, everything hit at

Lambert Group underwent

clean, and a wave of younger employees

to key positions.

it sent a clear message. The new CEO wasn't afraid to act,

wasn't there

the moment Grace decided to take control

six hours had passed.

like six centuries. The only thing keeping her

iron-fisted response-paired

redirected public

company, people were now

sister like her.

ready to tear into them, but honestly? She handled every step

right."

solid. The official statement wasn't some half-assed PR

even though the company is

opinion shift in her favor, Grace finally

barely slept over the

uptick and thread in

public first, the

were now starting

person who set Liam up in the first

netizens weren't so

win in the public eye, Grace wasted no time calling

meeting.

already packed up and left.

had risen through

sat by the

calm and

few hours, she

gone through the company's

upcoming project proposals. Every

them was teetering on

if at

of her hand, she cut them