Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 119

---- Chapter 119 On her way to the hospital, Grace made sure to disguise herself from head to toe. The Lambert family had bodyguards out looking for her, and if they got their hands on her, she'd be locked in a psychiatric hospital with no one coming to her rescue anytime soon. Once she got to the hospital, she followed a nurse into the changing room and threw ona nurse uniform, a surgical mask, and glasses.

She wandered the halls for a while before finally spotting Alice stepping out of her ward. Alice walked straight to a doctor's office and pushed the door open. The doctor's name was Sidney Tanner. Sidney greeted her politely, "Ms. Lambert, have a seat." Alice didn't look too happy. "Didn't I tell you to quit?" Now that the whole baby situation had caught the Henderson family's attention, she needed to clean up every loose end. Anyone involved-including Sidney-had to go. Sidney looked torn.

"But I'm up for promotion next month. I swear I won't say a word to anyone." Alice narrowed her eyes, sneering , "What, is 300 thousand dollars not enough to buy your silence?" Sidney started sweating . He grabbed a tissue from the desk ---- and wiped his face. Alice had zero patience for anyone outside her inner circle. She always liked throwing her weight around. She said, "You've got three days to resign from this hospital." With that, she turned and left, heading back to her ward.

The moment she was gone, Grace slipped into the office. Sidney remained seated in his chair and let out a long sigh. Grace glanced at the plaque near the door, which read out "Dr. Sidney Tanner". Just then, Sidney's phone rang with a call from his family. "T've already transferred the money. Tell the kid to be careful with his spending while he's abroad. I've gotta resign. I don't want to, but I have no choice." He hung up the phone, exhaustion written all over his face.

with your skills , why would you suddenly quit? Are you moving to a bigger hospital?" Sidney rubbed his forehead and said, "It's complicated . My kid is overseas and got into

she promised to pay my relative 200 thousand dollars if she kept quiet. The money barely hit her account before she got hit by a car.

Sidney's expression changed instantly . The shame of being threatened was already eating at him, and this just pushed him further. Grace calmly finished stacking the medicine and placed the bottles ona tray. Sidney jumped up. "Wait... What you

it worse. Now that Grace had nudged his guilt, it wouldn't take much more to make him crack. That night, at around 10:00 pm, Sidney got off work and headed home.

to be behind it. She wanted to shut him up for good. As panic set in, a soft, clear voice spoke behind him. It was Grace. Earlier at

fumbled with his glasses, his lips trembling as panic crept in. "I-I'm fine. Thanks for checking." Grace nodded with her brows furrowed, glancing toward the direction the truck had gone. "Truck drivers like that are dangerous as hell.

don't look so good." "No need. I'm a doctor myself," Sidney replied. ----