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.

as he said, "You'll regret this, Grace.

pursed her lips, wincing from the pain. Nothing about that kiss held

him, but he shoved her away. He moved toward the door, then paused

long silence, she finally said, "Never mind. I'm tired too, Ed. Maybe you're right. You were just someone who happened to show

left. However, this time, he was faster

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

her mind. The sky outside had darkened, and just as she felt the weight of the

It was Liam.

back in

a warmth spread through her chest, easing the relentlessness that

the materials I

are still a few people

crossed Grace's eyes. Without delay, she got into the car

He was only 19 years old, but he looked as though he had matured overnight. Even his chin was stippled with the onset

and ruffled his hair. One glance at the stack of documents on the coffee table was enough to tell her that he had been working diligently for the

around her, his face full of dependence. "I've been so obedient while you were gone. I read through everything. Mr. Fenwick has even been teaching me how to manage the company. But

In truth, Liam wasn't actually dim-witted, just spoiled. He was simply mischievous and had been sheltered to such an extent that his sense of right and wrong had

he put his mind to it, none of these concepts

landed on the wound on her lip. He had never encountered anything like that before

their surface. Even the slightest movement sent a sharp twinge through her, making speech an act of quiet

hand to touch her lips before stepping

brought some of his senior executives with him, saying I'm too young to manage the company,"

was, without a doubt, a

on the couch, her gaze falling on the stack of documents before her. Each page was filled with thick markings of annotations in handwriting that she

spent the next ten minutes carefully reviewing them before settling to a firm conclusion-Liam would turn out just

relinquish his shares, peace would remain a

made it worse was that Edric now held 10% of Alice's shares and was therefore the

for Liam, the young man who was shoved into the presidency overnight, the majority treated him

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