Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan)

For the next week, Grace stayed quietly at home.

She made some inquiries about the situation at the company. During that week, Edric was strutting around proudly, replacing everything he didn't like.

A large portion of the upper management supported him, but a few still had a conscience and remained neutral. Now, all those neutral parties had been dismissed and had no choice but to call Grace.

"Ms. Lambert, what should we do? We've been with the company for many years."

Moreover, they were at an age where switching jobs was too much trouble, yet they weren't ready to leave the corporate world just like that. The position of CEO was akin to that of a ruler, and executives had to take a side. If you picked the winning side, the rewards would be tremendous.

And clearly, Edric disliked these fence-sitters.

Grace didn't particularly like them either, but at least they hadn't betrayed Quentin. So, she simply instructed them to wait for two more weeks.

They immediately asked if she had another move planned. It was obvious to everyone that Liam still needed more time to grow. Grace was the one truly in control.

But since she rarely appeared at the company, no one really knew how capable she was.

Grace didn't give them a direct answer and just told them to wait. After hanging up, she even had the mood to cook a meal for herself.

...

Three days later, Edric planned to lead a group to start developing the plot of land. Riding the coattails of the Yule family, he wanted to build a large hospital there. However, the project was barely submitted when it was rejected by the authorities.

The reason? There was an underground river. It was completely unsuitable for construction.

Edric was stunned. He submitted it again, and it was denied once more. While still clinging to a sliver of hope, news about the underground river leaked.

If it hadn't, he might have found a gullible buyer to take over the project. But now that the truth had been made public, no one would touch that land.

Edric broke into a cold sweat. The money had come from Excellent Group. Now that the land was useless, Excellent Group had basically lost two billion dollars in investment.

When Jayce called to ask about it, cold sweat dripped heavily down Edric's forehead as he answered the call.

"Mr. Bennett, we might've fallen into Grace's trap. She might've known about the underground river in advance. It was probably the reason she sold it in the first place."

Jayce touched his prosthetic eye and sneered, "So, you're telling me two billion dollars has gone down the drain?"

Edric feared Jayce. He had previously promised that if the money couldn't be recovered, he'd sell all his shares to repay the debt. "Mr. Bennett..."

Jayce's voice turned chilling. "You have half a month. If I don't get my money back, you know what I'll do."

Edric's legs went weak, and his face turned pale as a sheet. He still held about 20% of the company's shares, but even if he sold them all, they weren't worth two billion dollars. Lambert Group's shares simply weren't valued that high anymore.

He immediately tried to contact Grace, but she refused to take his calls.

Out of options, Edric sought out Liam.

Liam had just left the place where Alice was staying when he saw Edric on his knees.

"Liam, please help me. Your sister wants me dead! If I can't recover Excellent Group's money, Jayce really will kill me."

Liam had been studying the

materials Grace gave him and knew

Excellent Group had always been hostile toward Lambert Group. He didn't want to get involved and

started walking away. But Edric suddenly dropped all his pride and grabbed the hem of Liam's trousers, begging him furiously. He looked utterly pathetic.

Back when Quentin was alive, Liam had met these executives many times. They had basically watched him grow up. And Edric had been with Quentin since their early street-vendor days.

"Liam, I was wrong! I've learned my lesson! Can you talk to your sister? Please ask her to return the two billion dollars. I'll give up all my. share and leave Druville for good. Just save me this once, and swear I won't even be in your way again!"

Liam had been shielded from such scenes his whole life.

Edric's gaze flickered cunningly as he continued begging shamelessly, leaving a small pool of blood on the ground. It was winter, and in the cold, biting wind, he looked truly miserable.

Taking a deep breath, Liam said, "Mr. Trenholm, talking to me won't help. My sister's the one in charge of everything."

"She'll listen to you! I know she will! Can't you see? She's grooming you. For your dad's sake, help me this once. Don't push me to the edge, please! I'll sign over all my shares to you right now."

Seeing the panic on Edric's face and

thinking of their shared history, Liam

finally gaye in and made a call to Grace. When he pleaded on Edric's behalf, she didn't immediately Scold him. Instead, she simply said, "In business, the worst thing you can do is get sentimental."

A good leader should be like Ethan Henderson-never showing mercy to an opponent.

Liam hesitated. But staring at the blood on the ground, he sighed again.

"Grace, he's willing to give me all his shares. Isn't that what Dad would've wanted? I don't want to become a heartless person."

Grace fell silent and looked out the window. Her lips were so close to the glass that her breath left a frosty patch.

"If you've made your decision, then so be it."

She would make sure he remembered this moment-that one should never go easy on a treacherous man like Edric, who would sell out anyone for profit.noveldrama