Regret Came Too Late

Melissa's temper flared fast and faded just as quickly. It was easy to tell she was the straightforward type, not the kind to hold grudges. If she were, she wouldn't have blurted out her whole family background just because someone laughed at her.

"Honestly, he's about on par with Simon," she said, thinking hard. "Maybe even better. Can't really explain it... He just looks otherworldly. Too bad he's got a nasty temper."

As she spoke, she moved closer to Grace, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "Hey, you live here too, right? Which floor? If you also like good-looking guys, we should totally hang out more!"

Melissa was definitely from an affluent family, and she had to be someone who'd been spoiled all her life.

Grace didn't hesitate. Aside from Selene, she didn't know many people in this neighborhood. So, there was no harm in making another connection. She exchanged numbers with her right away.

Melissa waved her bandaged wrist as she left. "Grace, let's catch up later! I'm heading to have lunch with my cousin now."

"Sure," Grace said, smiling, watching her bounce away before finally heading to her car.

She drove straight to Lambert Group. Even though Jasper had signed his contract, he was still a "future investment". It would be at least a year before he could create any real profit for the company.

For now, they still needed more orders.

At the last few company meetings, Grace had laid it all out clearly. From here on, every executive had to pull their weight, leverage every contact they had, and hustle for new business.

front. She flipped through recent market reports and paused

her eye.

they had

industry. But back in their prime, they had paid a

to endorse their products. Quentin

endorsements, though. He was old-school

you wanted fast money, though? There was no

Yasmine had fallen out with her boss and was

runway to float the company for at least six months.

out to Yasmine and proposed a meeting. To her surprise, Yasmine agreed easily. They scheduled

Grace showed up, she was genuinely stunned. Yasmine

up as she smiled warmly. "Ms.

front of the camera yourself?

Today, Yasmine was dressed

outfit. Compared to Grace's naturally cool distant

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