Regret Came Too Late

Grace bit her lip as she watched Nelson leave. She had truly believed the

proposal would sway him, but he didn't even bother to look at it. What had gone wrong? Still clinging to hope, she rushed up to his car.

"Mr. Langton, I—"

Before she could finish her words, the engine roared to life, and Nelson was gone.

Grace took a breath to steady herself, then jumped into her car and gave chase. Nelson arrived at Lambert Group first thing, with a share transfer agreement already drawn up overnight. His stance was unshakable. Grace could see that now, there was no persuading him.

With Edric not in yet, Nelson waited in the conference room, packing up his things. Once the contract was signed, he'd resign from his position. He had enough money to live out the rest of his days anyway, and there was no point in risking everything now.

Realizing there was no getting through to Nelson, Grace shifted gears. She inhaled deeply and hurried off to find Liam.

Panic flickered in Liam's eyes as he grabbed Grace's arm. "What do we do now, Grace?"

heart was pounding wildly. If Edric got the company, their father's

year to go public in Virelia or maybe more. Dad already laid

public would bring in fresh capital and dilute Edric's control. However, it would also require an investment bank and a

running on fumes for a while. Even after Grace sold off every property they owned, she was still nowhere close to the ten billion dollars in cash they

to lock in an investment bank, they couldn't afford a single scandal during the process. One misstep and the

condition felt realistic, not with how much chaos the

in a breath, her heart feeling heavy. That

left? Take Edric out

a calm front for Liam's sake,

like all the color had drained from his face. He was

slightly and asked, "Did they commit Thomson

Edric's got him locked in

only had one son, and there was no way he'd

Liam's

the CEO now, Liam. Keep it together. I'll deal with this-your job is to study