Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 276

Chapter 276

Grace had a lingering sense that something about Ed was amiss. His demeanor

had shifted, and he had grown strangely fixated—almost to the point of

obsession.

Also, "that guy" he had mentioned-who was that supposed to be?

"I'm not playing you." She reached out and took his hand, guiding him to sit beside her on the edge of the bed. "And I don't hate you either, so don't let your thoughts get carried away."

"What about the shells?" Ed pressed.

There was something relentless in how he clung to her words, even the ones spoken in passing, as if each word held the weight of a vow.

Grace began to wonder if she had really gone too far this time.

"I forgot," she said. "I'll make it up to you next time."

Ed fell silent. His lips trembled for a moment before he finally said, "You're just making a fool of me, Grace."

She was beginning to grow weary of it all. Needless to say, she wasn't someone who knew how to coax or comfort another.

The atmosphere between them instantly became tense. She simply admitted, "If that's what you think, then we should break up."

No sooner had she said it than she felt an overwhelming sense of hostility, a wave of killing intent that seemed to roll in from all sides. Yet she knew that it wasn't meant for her personally but for the world in general.

He slowly rose, then abruptly framed her face with his hands and brought his mouth down in a fierce kiss.

The metallic taste of blood spread between them when a jolt of pain bloomed on her lips as she reflexively tried to push him away, but he only bit down harder, to which she furrowed her brows in pain.

"Ed!" he called out, and he finally released her.

out raspy with frustration as he said, "You'll regret

pursed her lips, wincing from the pain.

away. He moved toward the

lips, her mind a whirl of thoughts. After a long silence, she finally said, "Never mind. I'm tired too, Ed. Maybe you're right. You were

words left her mouth, he left. However, this time, he was

the sound resonating through the silence. She took a deep breath and slowly lay back down,

outside had darkened, and just as she felt the weight of the evening settle, her

It was Liam.

back in

through her chest,

Have you gone through the materials I

still a few people

Without delay, she got into the

eyes. He was only 19 years old, but he looked as though he had matured overnight. Even his chin was

reached out and ruffled his hair. One glance at the stack of documents on the coffee table was enough to tell her that

Fenwick has even been teaching me how to

relief. In truth, Liam wasn't actually dim-witted, just spoiled. He was simply mischievous and had been

when he put his mind to it,

he released her, his eyes immediately landed on the wound on her lip. He had never encountered anything like that before and looked genuinely surprised. "What happened to

slightest

to touch her lips before stepping toward the coffee table. "Has Edric been

with him, saying

without a doubt, a

sat down on the couch, her gaze falling on the stack of documents before her. Each page was filled with thick markings of annotations

conclusion-Liam would

refused to relinquish his shares, peace would remain a

was that Edric now held 10% of Alice's shares and was therefore the second-largest shareholder. Half of the senior executives had already sworn their allegiance

who was shoved into the presidency overnight, the majority treated him with barely concealed disdain. Everyone knew how frivolous he had

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