Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan) novel Chapter 256

"Mom just called. Apparently, some crazy woman stopped Alice and stabbed her. Mom also got stabbed in the arm. The woman has been arrested, but Alice seems completely unhinged. She's not fatally hurt, but she won't stop screaming."

Grace wanted to rush to the scene, but she couldn't bring herself to leave Quentin. Taking a deep breath, she had a guess who that woman was—Maria.

Alice destroyed Maria's family, and her husband also died in prison. Maria had probably been planning to ambush Alice, and when she had the chance, she was ready to throw her life away for revenge.

Grace had wanted to pull Liam away to ask about the details, but Quentin's raspy voice rang out.

"Speak. I'm listening."

Grace felt drained and could only ask Liam, "What about Mrs. Lambert?"

"Just a minor injury. It's just Alice who's acting like an insane woman. She's been cursing and shouting non-stop. I heard she also scratched a few doctors. I've no idea where she got the strength."

Three bullets and a knife wound from Maria, and Alice was still keeping up with the antics. She really was unbelievable.

Liam leaned in. "Grace, the doctors have removed the bullets from Alice's body. They say she'll probably be sent to a psych ward."

Rubbing her temples, Grace turned toward the bedridden Quentin and pursed her lips. "Send her away, then."

Liam fell silent, drooping his head like he had done something wrong. It wasn't that he didn't feel anything for Alice, but after everything she had done, he couldn't treat her the same as before.

He stayed silent for a bit. Then, he went to hug Grace. His voice was thick with emotion, and he was on the verge of tears. "Grace, can you come back more often…"

This 19-year-old boy was already beginning to feel the weight of loneliness on his shoulders.

Grace patted his hand and nodded.

…

It was 2:00 am, but Liam and Grace had stayed by Quentin's bedside. Exhausted, Liam rubbed his eyes.

"Grace, I'm a little hungry. Let's go eat something."

Seeing the black circles under his eyes, Grace knew he hadn't been sleeping well.

Liam had also come in, and when he saw what was happening, he tried to lunge forward.

"Dad!"

Grace grabbed him. "We have to go!"

"No! I'm not leaving. Grace, Dad is dying! He's being burned to death!" He thrashed violently, trying to lunge into the flames like a madman.

Grace took a deep breath and slapped him. Liam froze, tears running down his face.

The next second, she dragged him away. When they went downstairs, dense smoke had already filled the entire ground floor. Liam was so numb that he was like a puppet as he followed behind Grace.

Relying on her memory, Grace quickly found the way out, but the front door had been blocked. She picked up a chair and smashed the glass window before pulling Liam along with her. Covered in ash, they ran straight into Carmen, who had just arrived.

Carmen's arm was bandaged, but she broke down at the sight. Rushing over, she asked, "What happened?"

Liam collapsed onto the ground and cried. "Dad's still inside… He didn't make it… He's still inside… What's going to happen to us…"