Regret Came Too Late

Liam couldn't bring himself to meet Andrea's gaze, nor did he have the courage to look at Grace. He kept his head low, shoulders hunched in defeat.

He was in a state of great anxiety at the moment.

Grace had seen enough of his pathetic state over the years, and it further ignited a tide of anger within her.

"Liam Lambert!" she shouted.

She grasped him by the collar and forced him to lift his head. "Tell me what you want. If you choose Andrea, then I'll wish you both happiness."

His shoulders trembled as he fervently shook his head, his teeth digging into his lower lip with such force she thought he might draw blood.

Andrea wept at his side. "Liam, are you really going to leave me? If that's the case, I'd rather die!"

Without further hesitation, she got up and threw herself against the wall.

She truly meant it-the impact left a smear of blood on the wall, and she nearly collapsed to the ground.

panicked and rushed to her

streamed down her forehead. She lifted her gaze to him, tears welling up and spilling over. "Liam, I promise I won't be a burden to you. I want to keep this baby. If not, I'll carve two graves from one body-mine and

his arms

and the hand he

ponder where she had gone wrong and what chain of events had brought Liam to where he was now. Clearly, everything had

gatekeeper commented, "Ms. Lambert, please forgive my intrusion, but Mr. Liam tried to call you many times before. It was you who wouldn't answer, and that's when Andrea came into the picture. You created the opening for this situation to develop. We've always felt that you've been

She had failed to protect Liam, leaving him vulnerable to addiction's grip. Then, by shutting him out, she had given Andrea the opening to slither

temples, even the gatekeeper watching

be more understanding. Given his nature, he's dependent on you and has complete faith i

"As the elder sister, you're like a mother figure to him. He's still immaturenet and you're being too unforgiving. He's easily lost and uncertain

she

that by leaving Liam in this place to develop and think things through, he would eventually become

she failed to consider that Liam's childhood had been spent in an environment that was far too comfortable, leaving him utterlynet

She had left a loophole, and Andrea

an overwhelming sense of fatigue descended upon