Regret Came Too Late

Sunlight poured into the room as Grace threw off the covers and got out of bed, still feeling so anxious she thought she might throw up.

Sebastian stepped into the bedroom just as she sat down on the edge of the bed, her face pale and drenched in cold sweat. "Ms. Lambert, did you have a nightmare?"

She'd given him the code to her house door ages ago, but she hadn't expected him to show up that day.

Grace rubbed her temples and took a deep breath, trying to shake off the emotional wreckage from whatever she'd dreamt.

Sebastian walked over and opened the curtains. "You went to bed really late last night. Sorry for overstepping, but I wanted to remind you to take care of yourself. If Mr. Lambert were still around, he wouldn't want to see you running yourself into the ground.

"Also, something's up with Julian. Tristan's been stripped of his position, but there's no word yet on who's replacing him. I'm worried he's going to suspect you had something to do with it."

Grace lowered her gaze. The heat in her body still lingered, and the fear from her dream left her thoughts muddled.

"Sebastian, I underestimated Julian," she said quietly. "He definitely knew about Tristan and just chose to ignore it. Tristan was nothing but a joke to him. Even if his dad secretly gave that position to Tristan, Julian didn't care enough to interfere."

Julian basically ran his whole family. If his father did something behind his back, chances were, Julian knew long before anyone else. He just didn't care enough to call it out.

But once Tristan got exposed in public? Then he'd have to act. Tristan couldn't afford to be seen anymore.

Julian was ruthless, but fortunately, he hadn't come after her over this. If she ever did something like this again, she couldn't afford to leave any loose ends.

"Ms. Lambert, you should eat something. I ordered takeout."

Sebastian was already setting everything out when she

into the night to get

her time eating the oatmeal, then suddenly asked, "Did I really hate Ethan that much

as he peeled the plastic

I'm the reason he lost the use of his legs. Yet he never retaliated? When he goes after

the law like a weapon, grinding his enemies into

down with his oatmeal. "What do you think

felt drained. The dream had left her rattled. And because of Ed, she couldn't just dig into her

most afraid of her regaining her memory was Ed. And right now, he was also the one she liked the most. She had to factor

don't know. I really don't,"

the

be shelved for now. Working with them might be nearly impossible, depending on who took over, especially if it was someone from Julian's

her things to head to the office, but suddenly remembered her promise to Ed last night-she was supposed to bring him

and placed an order at the restaurant

the door, Sebastian followed behind her, quietly carrying a case of

elevator, Grace caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. She looked tired and drawn. She'd only slept two hours last night, and the dream had been

"The entertainment division's cash flow looks strong. Honestly, the company is stable for at least another two years. If we invest in Jasper and guide him right, he could take over in ten. That means you could finally step back and do your own thing. Maybe visit

sighed. "I just keep thinking the whole company could fall apart overnight. It's hard to let go. But you're right, Christmas is coming up. Let's hit pause on the projects and give

she made a quick detour to check in

window, she saw him sitting at a desk reading.