Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan) novel 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.

"Let me go! 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 came back 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 frame while 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, "I'll leave it to you. Please call me if 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 some sleep. The police will look into the fire, but you've got a real fight ahead. Some of Dad's shares were transferred to me, and I 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."