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 side.

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

arms and turned

was laced with entreaty, and the hand he had around Andrea was trembling ever so

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

the doorway, the 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 too harsh on

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

fingers against her temples, even the

he's dependent on you and has complete faith i you. He'd even hand you the knife if you wanted to

to him. He's still

her mouth. She said nothing as she got into the car, only

leaving Liam in this place to

to consider that Liam's childhood had been spent in an environment that was far too comfortable, leaving him utterlynet defenseless against others. Coupled with Quentin's upbringing, it bad made him exceptionally vulnerable

She had left a loophole, and Andrea had taken advantage

tightened, and an overwhelming sense of fatigue descended upon her-a profound exhaustion that permeated her