Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

Grace bit her lip as she watched Nelson leave. She had truly believed the

proposal would sway him, but he didn't even bother to look at it. What had gone wrong? Still clinging to hope, she rushed up to his car.

"Mr. Langton, I—"

Before she could finish her words, the engine roared to life, and Nelson was gone.

Grace took a breath to steady herself, then jumped into her car and gave chase. Nelson arrived at Lambert Group first thing, with a share transfer agreement already drawn up overnight. His stance was unshakable. Grace could see that now, there was no persuading him.

With Edric not in yet, Nelson waited in the conference room, packing up his things. Once the contract was signed, he'd resign from his position. He had enough money to live out the rest of his days anyway, and there was no point in risking everything now.

Realizing there was no getting through to Nelson, Grace shifted gears. She inhaled deeply and hurried off to find Liam.

Panic flickered in Liam's eyes as he grabbed Grace's arm. "What do we do now, Grace?"

His heart was pounding wildly. If Edric got the company, their father's legacy would be destroyed.

Grace steadied him. "It usually takes a year to go public in Virelia or maybe more. Dad already laid the foundation. If we push now, we might just make it."

Going public would bring in fresh capital and dilute Edric's control. However, it would also require an investment bank and a ten-billion-dollar collateral.

Lambert Group had been running on fumes for a while. Even after Grace sold off every property they owned, she was still nowhere close to the ten billion dollars in cash they needed.

Moreover, even if they managed to lock in an investment bank, they couldn't afford a single scandal during the process. One misstep and the whole thing would fall apart.

Neither condition felt realistic, not with how much chaos the Lamberts had been through recently.noveldrama

Grace sucked in a breath, her heart feeling heavy. That route was blocked too.

What was left? Take Edric out of the equation?

She kept a calm front for Liam's sake, but inside, she was just as lost.

"Grace..." Liam looked like all the color had drained from his face. He was completely out of ideas.

She lowered her gaze slightly and asked, "Did they commit Thomson to a psychiatric hospital?"

"No. Edric's got him locked in at home."

Edric only had one son, and there was no way he'd let him be institutionalized.

Grace gave Liam's shoulder a firm

pat. "You're the CEO now, Liam. Keep it together. I'll deal with this-your job is to study until you know everything backward and forward."

Tears looked

Ced up in Liam's eyes. He cryineke he was on the verge

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but all he did was nod

his lips pressed tightly together.

Grace glanced into the conference room. Nelson was still there, waiting for Edric to arrive. Once they signed the contract, there would be no undoing it.

After a quick check, she found out that Edric was already en route.

Without hesitation, Grace went downstairs, got into her car, and drove to see Edric's mistress.