Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 174

---- Chapter 174, Ethan fastened the last button on his shirt and glanced at Grace. ''Give the Lamberts a call. They think something's happened to you." His words broke the tense silence, and Grace let out a slow breath as relief spread through her chest. She quickly reached for her phone but hesitated, remembering she wasn't close to the Lamberts. Liam was the only Lambert she had any ties to, but he was probably still unconscious . For a moment, she didn't know who to call.

Meanwhile , at the hospital , Carmen leaned over Liam's bed, sobbing. "How did this happen? Do the police know who did this?" Alice quickly held her. "Mom, let's wait until Liam wakes up. The car was Grace's, but they still haven't found her." Carmen tensed, looking even more worn out. "Grace only ever brings trouble. Wasn't it enough that she drove her grandfather to his grave? She's been against you at every turn, and now she almost got Liam killed.

I just-" Before she could finish, Quentin cut in. "Enough, Carmen. Liam and Grace were close. She wouldn't have done this on purpose. She's missing, and you're already blaming her? At least wait for the police report." ---- Quentin's word was final. At that, Carmen pressed her lips together and said no more. Alice, however, could barely contain her satisfaction. She had already paid them off, and those people were likely out of the country by now.

form, the door to the ward slammed open. Yancey stormed in, scanning the room. "

but the footage shows those guys chasing her. They had knives, Yancey -they must've wanted her dead. Grace is gone, she's gone..." Yancey shoved her away without hesitation . Before he even realized it, he slapped her across the face. Alice stood frozen, the shock of the slap still ringing in her mind, her thoughts blank

but the thought of Grace being gone made his chest tighten with something he couldn't name. "Alice, don't be ridiculous. They haven't even. found her-how can you be so sure?" ---- She pressed a hand to

to his death, but that was far from the truth. The day Alice arrived at the Lambert residence, Albert had made it clear he didn't like her. Worse yet, he always took Grace's side, No matter what Grace did, he always found a way to defend her. When Albert knew Grace had jumped into the river for Yancey, he nearly collapsed. Alice knew this was her moment. She had been waiting for the

no one else was around, she sat beside him and whispered, "Grandpa, what should we do? Grace is losing her mind over Yancey. Last night, she didn't just try to jump off a building -she even slept with a group of thugs. Yancey said he'd keep the engagement as long as she did what he asked - and she believed him." Tears ran down her face as she went on. "Now those photos are everywhere. How is

hard, leaving him so weak that even speaking became a struggle. But she had never felt more ---- satisfied. She was meant to be the favorite in this family, and anyone who stood in her way deserved to die. After Albert's death, Quentin became disheartened, and Liam's resentment toward Grace grew stronger. She eventually made Grace the family

million dollars -something he once believed Grace was unworthy of. Alice stood quietly to the side as her face twisted in anger, her nails digging deep into her palms. If Liam died, Quentin and Carmen would hate Grace forever. She'd never have a place in this family again. Her eyes briefly lit up, but then she remembered that Grace