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.

black from the pain, and she nearly coughed up

middle of Alice's dazed panic, Grace asked quietly, "Did you think

first time, she realized that there was steel

Grace grabbed the nearest chair and smashed it down with full force. A

curled up on the floor, unable to

crouched beside her, her voice calm but 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

But she knew enough that he was a

man.

was involved in this disaster, Jayce had to be somewhere in the mix too. They were all part of the

test her, but the moment Grace mentioned Jayce's

her whole body seizing up in terror.

without a

gritted her teeth. "I swear,

finish, there was a noise at the

It was Joanne.

there, almost dropping the medical kit she was

said, forcing a little smile "Grace, how... How'd you

caught sight of Alice's miserable state

quickly. "Liam didn't want you to worry. That's why he

slowly, her eyes locked on

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

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 to

to steady herself.

quietly, "Five thousand dollars a month. It's... It's pretty

Alice had scrambled to hide behind Joanne, trembling like a leaf. It was obvious Joanne didn't treat her too

Grace sneered.

"I'll give you

she turned and left