Regret Came Too Late

---- Chapter 257 'The villa was engulfed in flames, with thick smoke rolling through the air. In the distance, the

sound of fire trucks could already be heard. Carmen also collapsed onto the ground, unable to believe what she

was seeing, Then, she grabbed Liam by the shoulders, "What? What did you say?" Liam's face was covered in

ash, his eyes devoid of any spark. " Dad's still inside. The fire started in his room.

We couldn't save him..." Hearing this, Carmen also lunged toward the house, but when she reached the front

door, the flames lashed out and scorched her arms. Tears streamed from her eyes because of the smoke, but she

still fought her way into the blaze. Grace ran over and quickly yanked her from the flames. "Letgo! Let me

go! Quentin!" Carmen thrashed wildly, her sharp nails leaving scratches all over Grace's arms. Grave had no

choice but to knock her out cold.

Carmen fell to the ground, limp. Grace then dragged her away toward Liam. Liam was still crying, looking totally

unlike the pampered young heir he was. "Grace..." Liam kept sobbing. ---- Standing beside him and seeing him

sniveling again, she couldn't help but give him another slap. "Look at how pathetic you are now. What's there to

cry about? Think! Who set this fire?

Now that Dad's gone, you have to run Lambert Group now." Liam's face was blackened with soot, but there were

two clean streaks where the tears had washed away the dirt. He wiped his face and clung tightly to Grace's leg.

"Grace, please. Don't leave me." Grace's temples throbbed. She refrained from kicking this useless mess away.

She dialed 911 for an ambulance for Carmen and then cback to talk to the firefighters. The fire burned until

dawn, leaving behind nothing but charred wreckage .

The hem of Grace's pants was scorched , making her look like she had been dragged out of an ash pit. In the

ruins, one couldn't even tell where Quentin's bed had once been. There was nothing left. Grace shoved aside a

metal frwhile everything else snapped and creaked as it fell apart. The police had also arrived. They needed

to investigate the cause of the fire. Grace looked up and saw Liam sitting a distance away, dazed and drained.

She quickly told the officers, "T'll leave it to you.

Please callif you have any updates." The police then began combing through the scene. ---- Grace walked

toward Liam and pulled him up. In just one night, their family was torn apart. Liam was only 19 years old, and

the shock was too great for him to handle. She pushed him into her car and took a deep breath. "I'm taking you

to my place. Clean up and have ssleep. The police will look into the fire, but you've got a real fight ahead.

Sof Dad's shares were transferred to me, and | haven't had the chance to return them. I'll draw up a transfer

agreement. So, from now on, you're the CEO of Lambert Group." Liam lowered his head. In the past, all he did

was think about how to sponge off others. Quentin had wanted him to learn business, but he had always slacked

off-figuring his two older sisters had it covered. "Grace, maybe we should sell our shares." The car slammed to a

halt, and Grace grabbed him by the collar.

"Liam Lambert, you listen tocarefully. Dad built this company from nothing. He poured his heart and soul

into it and never once bothered us with it. The company isn't at the point where it needs to be sold. I'll pave the

way for you. It'll give you stto grow." Liam was startled by her tone. Both of them were covered in ash,

so all he could see was a pair of dark eyes on her face. He choked up again and started wiping away more tears.

Grace let go of his collar, her expression calm.

"Don't let---- see you cry again after today." Liam remained silent, and even his sobs had quieted down. Back

at her place, Grace sent Liam to shower and tossed him one of her pajamas. Then, she went to shower as well

and dried her hair ina hurry. Seeing that she was about to leave, Liam wanted to follow, but the doorbell rang. It

was Quentin's assistant. Liam knew who he was, but this person had always been on the quieter side.

He barely spoke to anyone but Quentin, but he was good at what he did. His nwas Sebastian Fenwick, and

he was around 30 years old. He had already prepared the transfer agreement. Grace signed the document and

looked at Sebastian. "List out all of our family's properties before | cback. Please include their market value

as well. Also, sell whatever you can within a month." Sebastian was slightly surprised but said nothing.

Grace thought he might be unwilling

and was about to explain, but

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Sebastian cut her off. "Ms. Lambert, |

understand. Mr. Larger hadonce

Sinatboy Vright be the only one in

the family with real vision. He said

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he'd feel at ease leaving Liam to you.

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Grace's chest tightened painfully. She

owed her father too much, but now, it

was too late to repay him. The only

thing she could do now was to take

good care of her brother, Liam. The

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--- She nodded and glanced at Liam,

who was sitting on the couch

wearing her pajamas. She instructed,

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I'l ask Sebastian to get you some

clothes. Sta home) dst night's fire

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company's stock is bound to decline

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soon. Edric's bound to make a move.

Edric had been itching to take over

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Quentin's place. He had stirred up

strouble when Quentin was sick.

Now that Quentin was dead, Edric

would naturally threaten the Lambert

family to turn over their shares. The

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The worst-case scenawould be

for him to find Alice. If he succeeded

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in obtaining her 10% of Shr his

power nis company ou d be

sbedhd only to the CEO. And after

everything that had happened, Alice

had probably given up on herself. She

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