Regret Came Too Late

Grace?

The second Grace's name left the woman's mouth, Liam's head snapped up. It was like every bit of pain in his body vanished in an instant. His eyes lit up with desperate hope.

"Really? Did Grace send you here?" His voice cracked. "Why hasn't she come to see me herself?"

The woman standing there was Andrea. It had taken her quite a bit of effort to get in here because Grace had made sure Liam was guarded tightly.

A flicker of triumph crossed Andrea's face. Joanne had been right about Grace. She could be ruthless with outsiders, even with herself. But when it came to the people she considered family or friends, she was all heart. She didn't guard them; she protected them.

Liam wasn't locked up for punishment. He was being protected from the world— and from himself.

Andrea had thrown her lot in with Joanne. She wanted revenge, and Joanne had promised she knew exactly how to make Grace suffer.

Andrea still remembered that first night she had stumbled into that bar, desperate. Grace had plucked her out of the crowd, given her ten thousand dollars just to meet with Ethan, and changed her life in an instant.

once she got a taste, she never wanted to go

Grace had fooled her and mocked her. Andrea had sworn to herself

vicious. Andrea

how ruthless, would be shackled

Liam had been sheltered his whole life. He was emotionally dependent on

ready or

would blame herself, and the

plan, Andrea couldn't help but shiver. Joanne was terrifying.

barely had any experience with women. And with Grace's backing, he'd be worth billions of dollars

Seeing Ethan again

smiling sweetly, Andrea moved closer,

sister's been really busy,"

cleaning up the mess, trying to stabilize the company. She's been stretched so thin she can barely touch the ground, so she