Regret Came Too Late

---- Chapter 261 Grace had initially thought that the fire was caused by Alice, but seeing Alice's condition, there was probably nothing more Grace could pry out of her. After watching Alice get sent to the psychiatric hospital, Grace went to the lobby of the hospital, exhausted. But Quentin's funeral still had to be settled. Now that Carmen was in the hospital and Liam still needed time to process everything that had happened, everything fell on her shoulders.

Over the next week, she took care of all Quentin's funeral arrangements with great care. It rained on the day of Quentin's burial. Wearing black, Grace glanced at Liam beside her. He wasn't crying anymore. It seemed like he had mentally prepared himself. She walked over and patted his shoulder. Pursing his lips, Liam turned away, holding back his tears. Grace hadn't had a proper rest ina long time. She looked around the site and noticed that Carmen wasn't there.

Why didn't Carmen show up on such animportant day? Just as she was about to call Carmen, Liam stopped her. "Mom told me she's going to become a nun."" ---- Her husband was dead, and her daughter was in a psychiatric hospital . After so many years of bickering with Grace, they couldn't possibly live in peace with each other. That was why she made the decision to become a nun. Grace respected her choices.

Within the week, she had liquidated all of the Lambert family's assets and bought a house for Liam. The rest was deposited into his account. As the siblings walked down the mountain, Grace tripped. Startled, Liam quickly reached out. "Grace!" Grace rolled several yards down the slope. When she stopped, she saw Liam had followed her in a panic and rolled down as well. She got up first and reached out her hand to him. Liam's eyes were still red, but he slowly placed his hand in hers.

Taking a deep breath, she told him, "There's still a tough battle ahead. You need to be ready." Liam knew that some people had been eyeing them for a while. Recently , they'd been contacting him non-stop, even approaching Carmen with threats and bribes. They all wanted to buy the Lambert family's shares at dirt-cheap prices. At first, he panicked . But as long as Grace was by his side, he would take it in stride. He was confident they'd be okay.

Now that the weather had turned cold, every breath came out ina white mist. After getting into the car and turning on the heater, Grace ---- heard Liam ask, "Grace, Yancey mentioned you have a boyfriend. Where is he?" Grace froze. She'd been so busy this past week that she had completely forgotten about Ed. Pulling out her phone, she saw that their last conversation was from over a week ago. Ed hadn't called or messaged her once that entire week. She frowned.

She hadn't reached out because she was too busy, so what was Ed's excuse? She considered calling, but something held her back, so she slowly lowered her phone. She had long sensed that she and Ed had unresolved issues. Now might be the right moment. If they were going to break up, it was better to do it while both were still clear -headed. After a moment, she sent a message. "Ed, I don't think we're quite right for each other.

Let's take some time apart to cool down." Right after the message was sent, his side showed "Typin; Grace thought a reply was coming, but the status remained the same. He kept typing something and erasing it. She waited ten minutes, but there was still no reply. Annoyed, she drove off. She couldn't name the feeling, just that it left her irritated. She was headed to the new villa she bought for Liam. He had said it was too much, but Grace had insisted.

After all, a CEO shouldn't be living in a normal apartment. After a week of cleaning, the villa now felt warm and homey. ---- With Sebastian staying here to guide Liam, Grace could finally feel a bit more at ease. Her biggest concern now was still Liam. He was still quite inexperienced in life, and without guidance, it would be easy for him to go astray. Before he passed, Quentin had repeatedly asked her to look after Liam. She couldn't let him down-not again. The thought made her heart ache.noveldrama

She lifted her hand and ruffled Liam's hair. "For now, please work closely with Sebastian to get familiar with everything at the company. Don't hesitate to ask him if anything is unclear , and, of course, you can always come to me as well. I've put together a comprehensive overview of all the important company procedures and information, so even ifyou're starting from scratch, it should be easy to follow.

"and Liam, please try to be less headstrong than you've been in the past." He was dressed ina suit. Grace had had several custom-made for him this past week. Now, his once youthful face was beginning to show signs of maturity. But with Grace, he would still lower his head a little and let her pet him. "I know you've been run down all week, Grace. You should head upstairs and get some rest. I'll always have a bedroom set up for you here.

Feel free to come over whenever you need to." ---- She had taken a week off from Henderson Group. She had been occupied with the Lambert family's business recently and hadn't been at work. Dark circles ringed her eyes. Hearing Liam's words, Grace let out a small yawn. "Okay then. I'm going to take a three-hour nap. Make sure to wake me up at 7:00 pm." "alright." Liam watched her head upstairs, then slowly sat on the couch and looked at the pile of documents Grace had prepared.

Sebastian said from beside him, "Ms. Lambert did an excellent job. Everything is detailed-even better than what I would've done. She must've been hiding her skills before. With her guiding you, your father can rest in peace." Liam pursed her lips, his eyes tearing up slightly, "But it's been so tough on her." "Mr. Lambert , you're not a child anymore. If you think Ms.

Lambert is handling too much, then the best way you can support her is by making sure you understand all this material." Liam quickly wiped his eyes and opened one of the folders with determination. "I'll work hard to understand it." Sebastian looked genuinely pleased and relieved. He remembered how worried Quentin had been about Grace and Liam when he was alive. Now, seeing them both so capable and supportive of each other, it was like they had grown up in ---- the blink of an eye.