Regret Came Too Late

After leaving, Grace didn't waste a second. She immediately tracked down the house Liam had recently rented.

When she arrived, sure enough, she found Alice.

The house was flooded with sunlight, but Alice looked like a wreck, sitting on the floor with greasy hair as she laughed to herself like she had lost her mind.

Grace walked straight up and kicked her hard, sending her sprawling.

Alice's head slammed against the corner of the table. She winced in pain, gritting her teeth.

"Who the hell-"

When she saw Grace, hatred exploded in her bloodshot eyes.

"Grace!" she screamed, stumbling to her feet and lunging at her.

However, Alice, weakened from weeks of malnutrition, didn't stand a chance against Grace.

One brutal kick from Grace sent her crashing several feet away. Before Alice could even react, Grace stomped down, pinning her face to the floor with her foot.

Alice lay there, helpless and humiliated, her cheek crushed under the weight of a dirty shoe.

Grace pressed down a little harder, her voice cold as ice as she said, "Was it you? Were you the one who led Liam into that mess? Were you the one pulling the strings behind the scenes?"

A twisted smile crept across Alice's face, her eyes brimming with venom.

"Finally blew up in your face, didn't it? Serves you right! Grace, as long as I'm breathing, I'll make sure you never have a moment's peace. You think you owe Dad? Good! I'm gonna make you watch his only son fall to ruin.

"I'll make you watch the whole Lambert Group fall apart. I want you to suffer, and I want to make sure the guilt eats you alive."

Without a word, Grace drew her knee back and slammed it straight into Alice's face.

from the pain,

dazed panic, Grace asked quietly, "Did you think I was the

first time, she realized that there was steel

barely had time to process the thought before Grace grabbed the nearest chair and smashed it down with full force. A searing pain shot through Alice's spine. The pain was so sharp she

floor, unable

laced with menace. "Alice, if Liam's identity gets out, I'll hand you over to Jayce. And I promise you, he'll make sure you

didn't know Jayce personally. But she knew

man.

if Edric was involved in this disaster, Jayce had to be somewhere

had only meant to test her, but the moment Grace mentioned Jayce's

body seizing up in terror. "Don't hand me to him! I swear, it

slapped her hand away without a hint of emotion on her

gritted her teeth.

at the front door. Grace turned her

It was Joanne.

see Grace there, almost dropping the medical kit she was

said, forcing a little smile "Grace, how...

cautiously, then caught sight of Alice's miserable state and

you to worry. That's why he asked me to stay here and

straightened slowly, her eyes locked on Joanne without a

table and smiled carefully. She said, "Now that you're here, do you

memories, so she wasn't sure what kind of relationship Joanne and Liam had before. But knowing Liam, it wasn't impossible he'd trust a familiar face

rubbed her temples, trying to steady herself. "How much is

then said quietly, "Five thousand dollars

hide behind Joanne, trembling like a leaf. It was obvious Joanne

Grace sneered.

she said, her voice sharp. "I'll give you three hours

turned and left without another