Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan) novel Chapter 176

Two days later, Grace could finally move around freely. She'd spent the past week as Ethan's "sleeping pill", barely moving in bed. After a long, hot shower in the morning, she told him she was leaving Palm Bay.

Ethan sat on the couch with the morning paper, his expression unreadable.

She quickly explained, "Regarding Amity Hospital in the suburbs, I was supposed to convince the director to relocate, but my injuries slowed me down. I'll take care of it in the next few days. And, Mr. Henderson, you're not firing me, right?"

His grip on the newspaper tightened before he looked up. A week of good sleep had worked wonders, and he looked much better. "Who said I was firing you?" he asked, his voice flat.

She let out a relieved breath, her face lighting up with a smile. "Thank goodness! I'll head to the hospital right now and get it done."

She'd ignored Maria for a week, and now it was time to face her. Plus, she needed to figure out what had caused the car accident.

As she drove off, she reached for her phone, which had been dead for a while. After quickly charging it, she saw that no one had messaged her—except Selene, who'd asked why she hadn't been home lately.

The message was three days old, so replying felt pointless. Just as Grace was heading to the hospital, her phone buzzed again. "Why are the Lamberts saying you're dead?" Selene asked.

Grace raised an eyebrow and shot back a question mark.

"Good to know you're not dead. It's not easy finding friends who actually get me," Selene replied. "Oh, and the Lamberts are already picking out your tombstone. Alice is in charge, and she's taking it pretty seriously."

Grace was speechless, but with Alice in charge, it wasn't surprising at all. If anyone would be happy about her supposed death, it was Alice. She'd probably throw a party to celebrate.

She asked Selene to look into Alice's recent bank transactions, and sure enough, she found that Alice had transferred a large sum of money overseas to a Vendaria account.

Vendaria was a mess, and no legitimate business would get involved there. When the police told her the culprits had fled there, it all made sense.

She gripped her phone and checked on Sloan, who was still unconscious. Alice wasn't taking any chances—she'd meant to end him with that stab. Even with the Sidler family rushing in, they had missed their chance.

Alice had the Lamberts wrapped around her finger, and her acting was flawless—finding any weakness in her would be nearly impossible. The only clue left was her adoptive parents. Was it true, as the Lamberts claimed, that Alice had grown up in abuse?